SQL Server Developer Edition is available as a stand-alone product. Please
have a look at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/development.asp. You
should be able to get a copy of it for less than $50. It's not free, but
that's pretty inexpensive.
--
Sincerely,
Stephen Dybing
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[quoted text, click to view] "Jim Pockmire" <Jim Pockmire@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I only need RS for development purposes. How is SQL Server 2000 Developer
> available (Visual Studio.Net or as a standalone product)? I am looking for
> the least expensive way out, if there is another option.
>
> "Charles Kangai" wrote:
>
>> Reporting Services cannot be installed on MSDE. You need either SQL
>> Server
>> Standard or Enterprise Edition or, for testing purposes and developing
>> purposes the Developer Edition.
>>
>> Charles Kangai, MCT, MCDBA
>>
>> "Jim P" wrote:
>>
>> > Has anyone figured out whether RS will work in this configuration? I
>> > have
>> > gone through all system requirements and ordered SQL Server 2000
>> > Reporting
>> > Services for Developer Edition only, from Microsoft. I still get the
>> > error
>> > message "The edition of the report server database is not supported on
>> > the
>> > edition of Sql Server 2000 you have chosen". I don't know if I am doing
>> > something wrong or not.
>> >