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  • Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:00 PM
     
     
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    hello,

    I hope this is the right place to ask my question, if not please redirect me to another place where I can ask me, but please don't redirect me to a site where the information is supposed to be, I already searched the web quite a lot (including, but not limited to, http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/mla/default.aspx) without finding the answer I'm looking for.

    I am a developer and I would like my end user to be able to use SQL server (2000). I know it's not supported anymore. I don't do any processing, and I don't hold the database, I just provide the driver for the database. I don't have any licences, but my client does (and the application I'm developing will be run by my client).
    Am I allowed to bundle this driver into my application, or should I just provide a conf file that my client can change and where it says the path where the driver is ?

    Thanks

     

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  • Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:51 PM
     
     
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    can someone help me please?
     
  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:48 AM
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    Hello,

    You can try to talk with a Microsoft licensing specialist by calling 1-800-426-9400, Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. (Pacific Time). You can contact a Microsoft licensing specialist by e-mail also, see the Product Support section of the following page:

    http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contact-us.aspx

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Alberto Morillo
    SQLCoffee.com

     
  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:53 AM
     
     
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    No I'm sorry it doesn't help, I had already mentionned a similar url in my question, hoping it wouldn't be part of this generic answer.

    I'm really looking to an answer to my question, or just an advice, it's not legally binding.


    • Edited by Jenny00 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:54 AM
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  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:16 AM
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    Hello,

    SQL Server driver (2000) was part of MDAC which is a free download. So I guess you can include that driver in your application.

    Take note that this driver is already part of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Alberto Morillo
    SQLCoffee.com

     
  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:37 PM
     
     
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    In case the above solution by Alberto doesn't help you and you use someother components of SQL client tools you may try using SQL Express edition which is freely available and doesn't need any license i hope this will help you.

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  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012 6:17 PM
     
     
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    I'm sorry, I think I forgot to say one thing that is quite important. It's not just any driver, it's the JDBC driver for SQL Server 2000. What I wanted to know was whether I could give the .jar, or if I had to ask my client to provide it himself.
     
  • Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:08 PM
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    Hello,

    It is free to download from Microsoft Downloads Web site so you can make it part of your application.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,
    Alberto Morillo
    SQLCoffee.com

     
  • Tuesday, November 20, 2012 7:06 AM
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    Hi Jenny,

    You want to use JDBC driver to connect to SQL Server 2000. The Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server is available at no additional charge, and provides Java Database Connectivity from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet.

    Download Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 2.0: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2505.

    Thanks.

    Maggie Luo

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