MSDE for replication on both ends?

We are designing an application that will use merge replication from a
wireless laptop back to a server. Plan on using MSDE on the laptops, can the
central P.C. that will be on the other end use the MSDE also, or does one of
them need to be full blown SQL Server?
Thanks,
Steve
Hilary Cotter
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http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
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"SteveInBeloit" <SteveInBeloit@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We are designing an application that will use merge replication from a
> wireless laptop back to a server. Plan on using MSDE on the laptops, can
the
> central P.C. that will be on the other end use the MSDE also, or does one
of
> them need to be full blown SQL Server?
> Thanks,
> Steve
|||It can be used as a publisher or subscriber with merge replication - so it
should work for you.
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"SteveInBeloit" <SteveInBeloit@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF01E337-7EC0-4879-816C-D572F86A8131@.microsoft.com...
> We are designing an application that will use merge replication from a
> wireless laptop back to a server. Plan on using MSDE on the laptops, can
the
> central P.C. that will be on the other end use the MSDE also, or does one
of
> them need to be full blown SQL Server?
> Thanks,
> Steve
|||Thanks for your information again Hilary.
We have some current applications with MSDE doing Merge replication back to
our servers running MS SQL. So we do have experience setting up and
maintaining it. We just had not set one up with the MSDE on both ends. You
lose having Enterprise Manager in the mix I guess, but we should be able to
plug the laptops into our network here and use Enterprise Manager from my
workstation to set up the publications and subscriptions on the laptops.
Thanks,
Steve
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> It can be used as a publisher or subscriber with merge replication - so it
> should work for you.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
> "SteveInBeloit" <SteveInBeloit@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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