Makes it possible to test applications requiring MS SQL Server without the need to manage a full server instance of SQL Server. From Microsoft: LocalDB installation ...

LocalDB was created so that developers that use SQL Server no longer have to install and manage a full instance of SQL Server Express on their laptops or other machines. Plus, developers can take this ...

[!INCLUDE SQL Server] There is no separate header file for the SQL Server Express LocalDB instance API; the LocalDB function signatures and error codes are defined in ...

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Having recently set up an old desktop as a dev machine in order to avoid trashing my main computer with evaluation software (don't get me started), I decided it was time to try out Visual Studio 11 ...

Microsoft recently updated SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) with support for Visual Studio 2012, improved LocalDB functionality and new SSDT Power Tools. SSDT, if you're unfamiliar with it, is a ...