I do have SQL Server Express here (it comes with Visual Studio, right?)  I'll give it a try and post
back here whether it's successful or not.  It might be tomorrow sometime before I get back to it.

Thanks.

Correct, it comes with VS Standard and up, not the express versions; however if you get an express version, you can dowload the standalone install for SQL 2005 Express from Microsoft.

No problem... I'll should be keeping tabs on the forum this weekend, so just let me know how you fair

Oh, and we do mass emails through the forum to notify users of the new updates that are available.  So, you should receive an email from forum@strataframe.net to indicate that the update is available.

I'm glad to report that got a local version of SQL Server 2005 running, and re-installed StrataFrame
using for the sample data, and everything's working good.  It didn't seem to like my SQL Server 2000.  
I'm not familiar with SQL Server Express (because I'm used to Enterprise Manager in SQL Server and
wasn't quite sure how to work without it...)

I thought you might like to hear how the SQL Server version issue worked out. FYI.

Thanks.

I'm glad to hear that you have it working. 

I'm not sure if it comes with Visual Studio or not, but there is a SQL Server Express Manager that you can download for free from Microsoft.  And, if you have an MSDN subscription (which chances are good you do with the way Microsoft has been pushing VS2005 to its customers), you can download the SQL Server 2005 tools containing SQL Server Management Studio (the new replacement for Enterprise Manager).

SSMS is a WONDERFUL app, and is quite a good ways beyond the capabilities and ease of use of Enterprise Manager.  Not to mention that it works great with existing pre-2005 SQL Server machines. 

There's also some functionality within VS itself to open databases, build queries and such, but I don't use it much since I have the other tools.