This blog article is written in two parts. Part 1 introduced MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition in relation to MS Access and discusses essential installation logistics. A LabVIEW –based installer for MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is included for download with this second part of the blog article. Use of this utility can be described in one phrase as follows:

“Copy the folder < Database Manager> to your target computer and after you have installed LabVIEW runtime engine, launch the executable: Database Manager -Installer.exe. Later on, you can use the Database Manager –File Copy.exe utility to import, export, or upgrade database files.

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Referring to the sequence in the slogan: design, develop, prototype, and deploy, this blog article starts at the tail end of that sequence. The reasoning is that: by addressing the number-one bottle neck in adoption of client/server databases, namely: portability, distribution, and advanced custom installation, LabVIEW users will be motivated to seriously consider bundling these powerful databases with LabVIEW applicationsThis blog article is written in two parts, Part 1 introduces MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition in relation to MS Access and discusses essential installation logistics. Part 2 delivers the LabVIEW -based installer wrapper for MS SQL Server Express 2005.

Blog articles that follow will discuss fundamentals of relational database design suited to automated measurements and control applications. The intent is to help developers design and program functional databases relevant to the measurements and automation field of LabVIEW applications.

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