Creating a new shell db

I have MSDE installed on a WinXP laptop. How do I create a shell db
without an Enterprise Manager?
hi Robert,
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> I have MSDE installed on a WinXP laptop. How do I create a shell db
> without an Enterprise Manager?
you can use the command line client tool oSql.exe as described in
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q325003 , you can
write your own tool or use third parties tools as those provided in
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/partners/default.asp and/or
http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442
hth
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.7.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.53.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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> hi Robert,
> "Robert" <robert@.nospam.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:%23$JCQkQPEHA.640@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> you can use the command line client tool oSql.exe as described in
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q325003 , you
can
> write your own tool or use third parties tools as those provided in
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/partners/default.asp and/or
> http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442
> hth
thank you Andrea, I ran across your DBAMgr2k and am using that.