"Marc Connolly" wrote:

> I have reporting responsibilities in a big company within a marketing
> department and use DB2 queries and Access then excel to create sales and
> profit reports for 3 different sales divisions. We have a "SQL server group"
> in our division but internally we can not rapidly develop applications due
> to inexperience and overworked resources. For example, if a SQL server
> application is proposed it rarely gets beyond the discussion phase with
> finger pointing on requirements and debates about not duplication data
> between the AS400's and SQL.
> I need to get away from DB2 and Access and I think we will eventually figure
> out what we are doing.
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> I want to create a front end using .net connected to MSDE where I develop
> the schema that would make sense when it is moved to SQL server. I am not a
> dba so I really just want to create the basic design.
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> Question : Does this approach make sense? What is the best way to prototype
> in this situation? Is this legal to do ?
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