Application installation with SQL database

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I have developed an application with SQL database. Now i need to create a system installation setup without installing SQL server, But it should be install the database to the current machine. Database files will be available with the installation. is this possible to do. Please guide me.

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Ashok pathirana

Posted 31-Jul-15 23:17pm

Ashok Pathirana

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Wendelius · Answer 1 · 2015-08-01T00:13:00

In general, in a multi-user environment the installation of the database server, database, and application are all executed as three separate steps. It may well be that the site already has a SQL server installed so in such case the server installation can be skipped, also often applications are installed several times while the database, in order to be accessible by all applications, is installed only once.

The second thing is that installing just database files does not make sense. You need the database engine to be able to use them. The engine may be a full-featured SQL Server instance or just a minimal compact engine, but still the engine is needed.

However, as said in the first paragraph, typically the database files are installed separately and only once.