I have an application written in C# (VS 2013) which is connecting to a database using MySQL. Is it possible to run this program on another computer without installing MySQL, which has VS 2010. i wish to run the application with .exe file, if that is possible?
Furthermore, the application is about collecting information about Academic/Recruitment Tests through "forms" so the information is updated in the database also.
Thank-you
I don't know if I got you right, but you can run the compiled EXE file on every system that offers the .NET version specified in your project settings.
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I have Developed a C# project using Visual Studio 2015 and in this project, I have used the Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Database System.
The Problem is When I tried to run my project's Setup in other computer it shows the following Message whenever I run the project after the installation in another computer.
I have tried installing the MS SQL server in other computer it is displaying the same message. What I have done wrong?? Please help me. How to run my project in any computer?
You are not connected to SQL server yet. Make sure that the SQL services are running correctly. You can check them by clicking on My Computer->Manage->Services And Applications->Services.
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 have created a visual studio app with an access database and connected the two using a connection string. The database is in the same folder that the solution is in.
Is this how this should be set up to allow the app to run on a different system? Or is there something else I need to do with the database when creating the installer? (assuming the other systems that it will run on WILL have access and the correct .NET framework installed).
I have devoloped a C# Application to search a certain directory, read in any files containing a certain string, and then compare those to a database and do various things with said information. I need to upload the project\exectuable to another machine where it will contantly run on a timer, however Every time I try to open the exectuable on any other device I get the windows error, the GradeUpdate (my project name) has stopped working. I created the project in Visual Studio 2013, and only have a few references out of the ordinary which are as follow, and I made sure these references are in my release folder that I copy over to the device which I need the program to run on.
MySqlData.dll
MySqlWeb.dll
I recreated the project from scratch thinking it may be a naming issue, but this did not make a difference. In addition a C# application written in Studio 2010 works on the machine that I am trying to access, however the 2013 application I wrote does not. I believe there may be some local file not included in the project folder that it access's on my local computer, but that is my best guess, any and all suggestions would be very welcome!
Could it be that the machine doesn't have the version of the .NET runtime you're targeting? If you're using Visual Studio 2013, your app may be targeting .NET 4.5. Can you make sure the target machine has the .NET 4.5 runtime installed?
the infamous works on the machine this is a common mistake that beginners make when learning to code.. just because it works on your machine will not guarantee that it will work on others I would first look at the properties of the .dll / assemblies and make sure that you have the CopyLocal property for the dll's set to true make sure that not only are you adding the assemblies in the using header section, but manually adding them to the reference node.. also make sure that the target machine has the same .net framework installed on their machine.
(Background: Just started using VC# and .NET)
Hi, I have a simple project which I started developing on Win7 (Pro), using VC# Express edition. It works well when I send it to the client who wanted to use it on Win7 Pro. I used to use "Build -> Publish" to generate the setup.exe and the relevant files. (Both development and client machines are very similar, Win7 Pro, 64-bit etc)
However, now the requirement changed and the client wants to use it on a different machine which is on WinXP Pro (32-bit) and it doesn't have an internet connection (it cannot be ever put on internet).
I used "Any CPU" option, made sure that the .Net version matches (Both have ver 4.0 Client profile". Since this PC will not have internet connection, I unchecked "Create setup program to install prerequisite components".
The program installs on the XP machine, but when it tries to launch it displays an error dialog "encounted a problem, need to close, send an error report to MS".I am not before the XP machine,so I don't know the "details" part of it.
I installed VC# 2010 express on the client machine and tried to open the solution file, but I get an error saying that the solution file cannot be opened because it was created with a newer version of VC#.
Ideally I would need to generate an installation file, which will uninstall the previous version and use a newer version (we need to go back and forth on any changes). But that is not a requirement as of now.
Any idea how should I go about getting this program installed on a WinXP machine? I don't have access to an XP license to test it in a virtual machine.
Thanks.