Jonathan,

Google "msde download"
http://www.asp.net/msde/default.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1

> I know this is off-topic, so I don't want to make a long thread about
> it; rather, I just want to ask, if anyone knows where I can get a
> "desktop" version of MSSQL, or even an evaluation version. I don't need
> to use MSSQL at all, but merely develop an MSSQL-compatible plugin (for
> CopyCat), so even a time-limited eval would be fine.
>
> Does anyone know where I could find that, or, alternatively, where would
> be the right place to ask?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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