Connecting to sql server database mdf file without installing sql server on client machine?

Question

I am creating a window application that need to use sql server database. I want to install this application to client machine without installing sql server so that my appli

Answer 1

.mdf files are SQL Server database files. No other application can understand, read or update those files. If you need to open and mdf, you need a SQL instance. That instance can be local, can be an Express edition, or can be a remote one, doesn't matter. If your application needs a local SQL instance for it's own use then it can install SQL Server Express Edition when deployed.