Postgresql is free and pretty easy to set up.  Server run fine in
Windows and of course Linux.

On 6/15/2020 9:22 PM, Kevin Zawicki wrote:
>>
> You are limited to a certain database size, and you can't have more than
> one database in the same cluster
> <
> 
> Seem to be 10 GB and you can have more than 1 DB.
> At least I can start porting over some things.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Tom Krieg <REMOVEtomkCAPITALS@sdassociates.com.au> wrote:
>> I use the free (communitiy) version of Visual Studio. As I'm a single 
>> developer it suits me perfectly. The functionality is the same except 
>> for the enterprise "sharing" stuff. I really like it. A bit like the 
>> Paradox IDE 20 years younger and on steroids. SQL express not so much. 
>> You are limited to a certain database size, and you can't have more than
> 
>> one database in the same cluster. I think it's designed to replace access.
>>
>> For a full-featured SQL database you can't go past PostgreSQL. It 
>> interfaces perfectly with Visual Studio with the Npgsql (.NET access) 
>> driver.
>>
>> On 16/06/2020 4:28 am, Kevin Zawicki wrote:
>>> What do you think of the "free" Visual Studio Community and "free" SQL
> express
>>> for single PC, small business development?
>>>
>>> I have done C# (extensive batch work) and some SQL. Not much in C# GUI
> though...
>>>
>