Is it possible to access a .mdf database without SQL Server?

Question

I created a .mdf file by SQL Server and put it to a local file. I run my program in a computer which has no SQL Server installed. And also I used classes from t

Answer 1

You may try using OrcaMDF which is an open-source project.

What is OrcaMDF?

A C# parser for MDF files. Allows you to read tables, metadata and indexes from MDF files without it being attached to a running SQL Server instance.

(this description is taken from project's page).

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