Accessing .dataedo file directly

Dataedo file repository is just an SQL Server Compact database. This is a limited edition of SQL Server that store databases in files. You can access tables directly similarly in a case of server repository.

To connect to database in .dataedo file you need a tool. Here is a short list of tools that enable access to SQL Server compact databases data:

• Visual Studio Community
• Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/)
• SQL Server Management Studio Express
• SQL Server Compact Toolbox (http://sqlcetoolbox.codeplex.com/)
• SqlCeScripting.dll (http://exportsqlce.codeplex.com/)

Check more tools in this article:
http://erikej.blogspot.dk/2009/04/sql-compact-3rd-party-tools.html