Planning for Remote Data Access

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There is significant background information to consider before implementing remote data access (RDA) in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (SQL Server Compact Edition). You must know what data can be accessed through RDA, in addition to general limitations regarding RDA.

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Topic Description

Data Types and RDA

Lists the supported data types and data type mappings, and the unsupported data types that you can use with remote data access (RDA) to access data in a Microsoft SQL Server database.

RDA Limitations

Describes the limitations of RDA in SQL Server Compact Edition.

RDA Conflict Detection and Reporting

Describes the limited conflict reporting mechanism provided by RDA in SQL Server Compact Edition.

Multiuser Access and RDA

Describes SQL Server Compact Edition multiuser access and RDA.