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It is posible to use SQL Server Compact 4 inside Visual C# 2010 Express? I tried reinstall it many times (with Web Platform Installer and without it) but I still cannot see option for SQL Compct 4 in Data Source selection window.

Visual C# 2010 Express

But what is strange, I can see it in Visual Web Developer 2010 Express.

Visual Web Developer 2010 Express

Is there any way how I can access to version 4 from Visual C# 2010 Express?

Lukas Pirkl
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  • It is a beta (?) release and was tied to ASP.NET and IIS express. Maybe you can make (start) a Class Lib in WebDev containing your DAL. – H H Aug 17 '11 at 22:11
  • I have installed VS C# SP1 express, SQL CE 4 and VS 2010 Tools for SQL CE 4 and I still have the same issue. I should add VS 2010 Tools for SQL CE 4 fails to install it wont recognise VS c# 2010 Express SP1 as SP1 even though its stated in the about dialogue. –  Nov 12 '11 at 12:39

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Version 4.0 only shows for Web Projects, not for desktop projects - as stated here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlservercompact/archive/2011/03/15/sql-server-compact-4-0-tooling-support-in-visual-studio-2010-sp1-and-visual-web-developer-express-2010-sp1.aspx

ErikEJ
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