From: allenc on
On Dec 11, 9:07 am, "Michael Coles" <michaelcoAToptonlineDOTnet>
wrote:
> Yes you can install and run SQL Server locally as long as your machine meets
> the minimum requirements (search MSDN for "SQL Server minimum
> requirements").  If your database is not too large you may be able to use
> SQL Express locally (free download from Microsoft) to test your imports.
>
> "allenc" <twice.redee...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:da1ae0d6-40d8-423e-9e71-3ec11add84a3(a)z10g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
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> >I have a SQL Server db on my hosting site. It's used for my business
> > shopping cart. I want to impoort some new items into it, but do not
> > want to take a chance messing things up, so I would like to have a
> > development system to do test imports into.
>
> > I have a backed up copy of the db and have ftp'd it to my client. Is
> > ther any way to open this locally to do test import to make sure
> > things work?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Allen

Thanks, I will check out the requirements
From: allenc on
On Dec 11, 9:05 am, "Tibor Karaszi"
<tibor_please.no.email_kara...(a)hotmail.nomail.com> wrote:
> You would need a SQL Server for this. That could be like Express Edition
> (free)  or Developer Edition (cheap, like Enterprise but not allowed to run
> production work).
>
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVPhttp://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asphttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
>
> "allenc" <twice.redee...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:da1ae0d6-40d8-423e-9e71-3ec11add84a3(a)z10g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > I have a SQL Server db on my hosting site. It's used for my business
> > shopping cart. I want to impoort some new items into it, but do not
> > want to take a chance messing things up, so I would like to have a
> > development system to do test imports into.
>
> > I have a backed up copy of the db and have ftp'd it to my client. Is
> > ther any way to open this locally to do test import to make sure
> > things work?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Allen

Thanks, I will check them out