Good day!
I'm trying to create a standalone C# project with a SQL Server database attached so I only need to install a SQL Server Compact Edition.
I managed to connect to the said database and do some basic display, add and delete.
What I'm trying to do now is to have an option for the users to backup and restore the database.
Upon checking the files of the project, the tables and stored procs are in script format. Is it possible for it to be backed-up the same as how .mdf database files are backed-up and restored?
I am also open to suggestions on ways on how to easily have a standalone project be developed. So far this is only what I got. Thanks in advance guys!
I have created a C# application with a MySql database in Visual Studio 2015. I want to deploy my project using the publish method in Visual Studio including the database. I do not know how to deploy the MySQL database so I can use my application on the target computer without installing any MySQL server or database manually. I want that when I install my application on the target computer, it will auto detect the database and work.
Please help. Thanks.
If you use database storage as server means there is no need to install SQL and mySql Database Software. But you need to configure database in webconfig
I'm developing a Sql database module in C# and It's my first project in C# so it's really confused.
Now I exported to a dll file and have to registered it and create database by script manually. So are there any method that I can package it into a installation file that auto register object and create database? I've search but it only have a option publish in visual studio with Application, Not a Library.
Extra Question: I'm using visual studio 2015. My database is just local database and I read somewhere that Visual Studio have a local database format is SQL CE. But I find only template that create mdf database, and I think it's new local database format, isn't it?. I try to attach this file to Sql Management Studio in remote machine, but it seem like that this mdf file have some static link to my development computer path and it can't be attached. I've to switch to Server database, which is created from another SQL project and generate script to create database. So are there any method that I can deploy local database without script file? And is it that connect String is the same for all version?
My database is small So if it need to convert to other format, I think I could try.
I want to create a setup file from a C# project in Visual Studio 2015 that attaches a SQL server database, and I want to run that setup file on another system and run without Visual Studio and SQL server
You are have two solutions
You should develop your application with SQL express on .NET framework or after develop with SQL Server change connection string from SQL Server to SQL express and rebuild it, be sure you create initialize DbContext class to set some data for run your application at first time with base and default data. [Such as application users and rolls and groups].
You should develop your application with dependency injection pattern [Microsoft Unity, IoC] then modify or replace one interface to change your developed application database.
Then Right click on project in solution explorer and publish it and give to customer.
The customer server has to run some kind of SQL Server if you want the SQL data to be accessed somehow. One thing you can do is to deploy your C# project with Visual Studio, export all needed tables (including their data if you want that) from whatever server you are using (for example MySQL) into a .sql file and pack everything, including instructions on how to install the sql server and your application, into a zip file and ship it to your customer.
What I do with my website application is, that I include a .bat that fetches everything from my git repository, deploys my web application on an existing IIS-Server on the current computer (with 'aspnet_compiler -f -c -u -errorstack -v /web -p "source directory" -d "target directory"' and 'iisreset /noforce') and automatically imports the SQL tables to an existing MySQL Server (with mysql --host=localhost --user=user --password=password --database=database < Backup.sql).
Sorry for that general answer, but you're question really wasn't that precise.
If you want to create a setup of your project then,
Click on Build on the top of visual studio tab and then click on Publish "yourprojectname" click on it and your setup file will be ready.
Hope this helps you
Use LocalDB,
(no need to at least open sql server management studio)
When you create Setup file add prerequisite
.net framework version
sql server (2012 -2019) express localdb
Add connection string correctly!
So from what I can gather you are looking for an easy way to distribute your database schema to clients, is that correct? If so then I don't see how you could intend to run the setup without SQL Server (without VS is fine though).
Assuming my assumption is the case then I think you need to think about a solution that will handle schema upgrades as your project develops, in which case it's essential that you move to Database Projects in Visual Studio as it will handle upgrading the schema automatically, and allow you to run change scripts for the things it can't do automatically (like when you've changed a column type or removed a column etc).
Here are some links to get you started:
Working with Database Projects (MSDN)
Introducting Database Projects for Visual Studio (youtube)
Using the knowledge that CSPROJ files are just MSBUILD scripts at the end of the day you can now publish the database project during whatever your installation/upgrade system is using msbuild which is included in the .NET framework i.e. you don't need Visual Studio.
This is by far the most robust and reliable way of dealing with database deployment. I would advise staying well clear of automated tools like Redgate, they do a great job for small projects that maybe get used in an office etc but for professional software development you need more guarantees and control.
You can try this, with Octopus deploy.
Or, you can try with Code First migration
Have you already existing database, or development starts now?
I am using visual studio 2013.
I have done
File -> New -> Project
I then choose Template -> Visual C# -> Web -> ASP.NET Web Application
Project name is set to WebApplication1.
When I press F5 to run the website it becomes a basic working website which user can register an account.
The problem that I am facing now is that how do I access the database that store the registered users? How can I manage the users? I intend in the future to publish it into a website. I need to find a way to backup the users.
Should I need to add in my own tables should I put them in a separate database or should I store it together with the database that comes with the project?
I cannot find any information on this. I suspect the keywords used for searching might be wrong. Can someone give me some suggestions?
The default template for asp.net creates a database to localdb which is a light version of sql server and will be installed with visual studio 2013, to see the generated database, browse to the AppData folder in your project and you will find a long file which contains some of your project name, this is the generated database. Now you can attach this db file into sql server through management studio if you have one or you can change the connection string to the sql server instance that you want with the database name that you want and rerun the application and you will get the database generated into the sql server that you set where you can do anything like any other database.
EDIT
If you run and registered successfully one user in your application the database will be output there, there is a small icon in the solution Explorer in vs 2013 that shows the all files (hidden) files, as the database is not part of the solution. Try that icon and you should see the database file there.
Hope this helps.
The mdf file will appear in AppData folder once I register a user.