Why doesn't replication work with SQL Express or MSDE? -- sql server replication

sql server replication : Why doesn't replication work with SQL Express or MSDE?

jonefer
9/14/2006 7:49:08 PM

Is there anyone who has succeeded with replicating either a SQL 2005 server
or SQL 2000 to SQL Express or MSDE?

something peculiar about my setup -(which is how it needs to be) is that I
have both laptops and desktops that often become detached from the network,
these laptops cannot have full-blown SQL Servers installed on them because
they are restricted users and would create an administrative hazard to have
full-blown servers on them.

So far, I have only succeeded in replicating to full-blown servers.

The scenario --is to consider these users as mobile. They need to have as
current as possible (patient data) when they are not connected to the
network, so we have set up a replication scheme, that (so far) only works
theoretically.

I have made sure that either EXPRESS or MSDE are open to connections - but

Hilary Cotter
9/15/2006 7:11:38 AM

I've done this many times. With SQL Express you have to use RMO, ActiveX
controls, or a script to pull your subscription. With SQL MSDE you can use
the SQL job scheduler to pull it.

Can you enable logging to determine exactly what error message you are
getting?
Here is a kb article describing how to do that.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312292&sd=tech

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Paul Ibison
9/15/2006 9:31:34 AM

Which part is it failing on? Do you have SQL connectivity EM/SSMS when the
computers are attached to the network?
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com

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