What version? 2003/2005/2008? I haven't done too much of this recently, and currently only have the bit that gets installed with VS.Net 2008, and that's not the real thing anyway... Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: Jacques Bosch To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 7:24 AM Subject: Re: MSSQL Server admin tool Been using SQL Management Studio for years, and it works pretty well for most things. On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Jacob Kruger <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: That's pretty much the configuration I am working on now at the moment as well - SQLServer express on standalone machine, and also currently using it as backend for an ASP.Net web app, and am managing mostly alright with the express management studio thing that downloaded, but was really just wondering. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "prateek aggarwal" <prateekagarwal99@xxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 12:06 PM Subject: Re: MSSQL Server admin tool Personally, I use sql server express on PC (that’s not connected to lan) and actual sql server in a client server environment. Of course, I use actual sql server while working on web environment too. Is there any specific opinion or thing you are looking in this regards? Cheers! Prateek agarwal. On 12/16/10, Jacob Kruger <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Ok, aside from the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express thing, just wondering what other guys would use for things like creating/modifying tables, and stored procedures, for backing up and restoring databases, etc. etc. for something like either SQLServer express that gets installed with full version of VS.Net 2008, or an actual MSSQL Server? TIA Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind -- Jacques Bosch Software Architecture and Development Independent Contractor Cell: +27 824711807 Fax: +27 86 504 4726 E-Mail: jfbosch@xxxxxxxxx