To view/edit the SQLCE databases on your device, you need to have the relevant Microsoft SQLCE libraries installed on your device.

If you have problems opening SQLCE databases:
  - click here to download the Microsoft SQLCE library files
  - copy each of these .cab files onto your device, and install each of them

Remember, SQLCE Database Viewer does not currently allow you to open SQLCE databases on Pocket PC 2002, .Net or SmartPhone devices.

To view/edit these databases, you will need to manually copy & install the following Visual Studio 2005 .cab files onto your device:
- sqlce30.ppc.wce4.armv4.CAB
- sqlce30.repl.ppc.wce4.armv4.CAB

Yes, it is compatible with SQLCE 3.0 databases that are stored as .sdf files, however, you should check that your databases can successfully be opened and edited, using the 30-day download.

Yes, with our latest release (v2.3606), you can now open SQLCE databases on Smartphones (Windows Mobile 5 or 6) and Windows CE .Net devices (v4.2 or later).

Simply make sure that you device already has the SQLCE libraries installed on your device. On Windows CE .Net devices, you may also need to install a copy of the .Net Compact Framework .cab file onto your device.

No, we do not have any plans to support these devices.

Yes, you can do this, but only if ActiveSync has been setup to connect to your Emulator. The key to this is ActiveSync: if it shows that it's connected to a device, then yes, you can connect to it using SQLCE Database Viewer.

Currently, we only support textual binary fields on your device. For example, if you have an ntext field containing multiple lines of text data, then that data can be viewed and edited in our application.
However, for raw binary data, no, you cannot view/edit/export this data using SQLCE Database Viewer.

Okay, then you may need to contact our support department.

Before doing this, please make sure you are running the latest version of SQLCE Database Viewer (click on Options\Check for Updates, or download the latest patch from our downloads page).

Then, on the main "File Explorer" screen, press CTRL+T to open the Troubleshooter window.
Now, try to open your SQLCE database file.

If it still doesn't open, click on the "Export to file" button in the Troubleshooter window, save your troubleshooter log into a file, and email this to us, along with the make/model of device which you're trying to connect to.