[dba-VB] Actually a C# Question

And so...

We wait for LightSwitch to grow up.  ;)

Obviously it is unusable (or barely usable) as you pointed out if it can't handle using a full SQL 
Server instance for its data store instead of requiring an Express instance.

Perhaps when it grows up it will handle using a non-express instance?

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 2/9/2012 9:16 AM, Gustav Brock wrote:
> Hi John
>
> But that's the catch. You do need the local SQLEXPRESS for LightSwitch (your real data can be there as well or anywhere else).
> LightSwitch won't even install if it can't either use an existing SQL Server 2008+ Express instance or create such one.
>
> /gustav
>
>
>>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 09-02-2012 14:46>>>
> LOL.  I was just answering the question...
>
> OR?
>
> Wait for LightSwitch to grow up (and not require an SQL Express instance).
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting