Posted by crs on 12/01/06 20:41

Thanks for the quick reply.

the only thing on the disc is one .bak file

Roy Harvey wrote:
> What files are on the CD? Are you sure they are SQL Server files?
>
> SQL Express is a free version of SQL Server 2005. It has limits, but
> there is a good chance your need for a database server falls within
> them. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site. Include the
> SQL Server Express Toolkit if you try this.
>
> You may still have serious issues with getting AT your data - this is
> a database, not a front end application - but it is a step.
>
> Roy Harvey
> Beacon Falls, CT
>
> On 1 Dec 2006 11:55:17 -0800, "crs" <claytonrstone@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >To the point....
> >
> >My company received a disc containing our last year's database
> >information from the online company that we use for our documentation(
> >They use SQL ). Only thing is, we are a small business and do not have
> >a "server", therefore we do not have sql server, therefore we can't get
> >our documentation off of the disc. The thing is, we're being
> >accredited next week and I need this information for accreditation
> >purposes. I need to know if there is another option to retrieve this
> >information without purchasing Microsoft Server and SQL Server.
> >
> >any advice / help would be much appreciated.
> >
> >CRS

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