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Asked: 2026-05-18T22:11:16+00:00

I would like to build thick client using web browser, Silverlight and some database

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I would like to build thick client using web browser, Silverlight and some database mechanism.
What do I mean? I would like to have some database on client side which interface is web browser. Is there a way to create somehow a temporary db file or structure on client side that client can use offline without connecting to central sql server and central database?
The assumption is that client doesn’t have to install sql server on his machine and client don’t have to install anything (besides silverlight for UI purposes) on it’s side.

There is one more assumption. I have to be able to replicate data between central SQL Server 2008 and this db on thick client side.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You could use SQL Server 2008 Express on the client, BUT you would have to install it. There is also SQL Server Compact 3.5:

    SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 is a free,
    easy-to-use embedded database engine
    that lets developers build robust
    Windows Desktop and mobile
    applications that run on all Windows
    platforms including Windows XP, Vista,
    Pocket PC, and Smartphone.

    Otherwise, perhaps SQLite might meet your needs:

    SQLite is a software library that
    implements a self-contained,
    serverless, zero-configuration,
    transactional SQL database engine.

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