SQL Server CE 2.0 database download

Question

One of our clients requested and application can be installed on windows mobile os 5. We've started development, but the SQL Server CE that is installed on the clients devices is SQL Server CE 2.0.

After some research, it looks like SQL Server CE 2.0 is only supported with .NET Compact Framework v1 which would mean that we need to build a Windows mobile 2003 application. We have the framework, but do not have the database. I've been looking for hours for a download, does anyone know where I can get a copy of SQL Server CE 2.0 and the dev tools to hook it up to vs2005?

Answer 1

SQL Server CE is EOL. You can use SQL Server CE 2005 (v3.1) and upgrade the existing database:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17439

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CEkQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.microsoft.com%2Fdownload%2F4%2F7%2Fa%2F47a548b9-249e-484c-abd7-29f31282b04d%2FUpgradingSQLServerCE.doc&ei=hd_SUNC0AcXHsgar14CoCA&usg=AFQjCNHz9_tnNcgqoAQIVKT54mv2As_BDA&sig2=9VqZcp0OG3_HtoCRbnJaGQ&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.Yms

BTW: you can also use SQL Server CE 2.0 assemblies with newer Compact Framework versions. It will not only run with CF 1.0 but also with 2.0 and 3.5