I have C# Desktop application with Access Database. How I can make setup project and attach the database in a way that the system can be install on any computer automatically.
I'm using visual Studio 2012
It sounds like you're wanting to add the database to the install file, so that when you install it, the database is there with you? If so, create a deployment installation project.
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/2kt85ked(v=vs.80).aspx for more details.
Using the windows installer, you can add files to the installation and they will be installed to a set (by you) location.
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Visual Studio 2017 -
WIN-FORM -
C#
I added a Setup Project to my app.
I also selected as prerequisites SQL Server 2019 Express LocalDB:
The installer installs the app just fine but does not install the prerequisites SQL Server 2019 Express LocalDB. There are no popup error messages displayed or any in the Event Viewer.
If I download SqlLocalDB, I install it just fine and my app works. But I would like to have it install during the setup installation if it is needed (auto detect).
I tried on various computers and it also doesn't install SqlLocalDB.
I cannot find anything on the Internet that would explain why setup is not installing the prerequisites.
Any suggestion is appreciated.
Regards,
Setup projects are no more supported starting from VS 2019. So if it's a new project - you might want to try WiX toolset project. There you can add checking of prerequisites to be installed on the MSI level, or you can create your Bootstrapper bundle, which will contain installation for both SQL Server and your own app
The issue was that I was using the .MSI instead of the .EXE file to install the app. Using the .EXE did in indeed prompt the user to installSqlLocalDB.
Solution here:
So basically I want to have an installer for my WPF application. In the setup process I want to automatically create a localdb. For this I already have a database project in the solution that contains all the tables for my database.
I was already able to manage to have an installer for the application itself. For this I used the "Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Installer Projects" addon in VS 2015. My questions:
How can I automatically create a localdb instance in the setup process?
How can I use the database project to automatically create the database?
Is there a better solution to create setup file, than the mentioned?
You can build the .dacpac file in the Database project, include the dacpac in the WPF app as embedded resource, and use the DacFX SDK to install/update the database based on a connection string.
Code sample: https://github.com/ErikEJ/SqlCeToolbox/blob/issue-357-a/src/GUI/SqlCe35Toolbox/Helpers/DacFxHelper.cs
DacFX is available as a NuGet package now:
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.SqlServer.DacFx.x64/
or
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.SqlServer.DacFx.x86/
This is my first time publishing my application. I am using Visual Studio 2015 and it doesn't appear to have a setup project. Maybe my installation was not complete? Is there a norm in publishing Winform applications? Or would I need to create a form for an installation wizard. Also, my installation needs to include and configure SQL Express like attaching my empty mdfs, assigning an sa login and such.
Any recommendations?
I think you can use ClickOnce publishing.
In properties of your project, in publish tab, click prerequisites button, you can select SQL Express in prerequisites. This way, you only need to set your database files to copy in output directory, and use AttachDbFileName in connection string.
Also you can create a LocalDB bootstrapper and use LocalDB too. To read more about how to include LocalDb in ClickOnce prerequisites you can take a look at this technet thread.
I have a windows service to detect desktop lock and unlock. I tried to create an EXE setup file (myapp.exe) for my windows service. the service detects lock/unlock event and writes it in a text file.
I was able to do this in visual studio 2010, but i don't find any documents as how to create this exe setup file using visual studio 2012. I found some videos in youtube which shows creating exe setup file but when i tried i don't find my service installed as a windows service. It is installing like normal application.
Good article explaining how to create a windows service installer with Visual Studio and WiX is available here.
With Visual Studio 2012 you will need a third party tool to create setups. I would suggest WiX. There is good information on installing and starting Windows Services using WiX here although you will probably need to read some beginners tutorials first.
The alternative is to load your project in VS2010 and add a setup project there. You will need to perform the build in VS2010. VS2012 will still load your solution, but it will ignore (unload) your setup project. The same .sln will open up fine in VS2010 and VS2012.
I have to do four things install .net framework 3.5 ,install SQL Server 2005 and run my sql script on the server and create the database and install my application how to do it in a single setup project using visual studio 2005/2008
Use NSIS instead of the Visual Studio installer project:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page
It's much more powerful, but still pretty straightforward to use. Also there's lots of sample code for common tasks like installing .NET or SQL Server.
You can't install SQL Server from a Visual Studio setup project.
You'll probably have to write an installer yourself or get an installer that you can attach other installers to it. Not sure why you would want to install sqlserver on a client's machine. Why not go with SQLLite or something that can be installed easily and have your database deployed without running scripts.
The framework can't be installed from within an MSI setup project. you can specify that it is a prerequisite but can only hope that the use will go through with the installation. If you are running a simple application you might get away with embedding the framework basic files in to your installation package.
Then comes SQL2005. If you can settle with SQL2005 express then the proper DLLs will be added to your project and no installation needs to be done. If you do need a standard edition then you can execute the SQL installation with predefined flags.
Creating a database is a little more tricky as the user should specify the database location and have the SQL server have privileges on that folder. I would strongly recommend NOT to create the database & run the scripts in the setup project but do it as a wizard the first time the program is executed.
The more you add up to the setup project the harder it will be to roll-back everything if something goes wrong in the installation.
Gilad.
this article can also be helpfull for installing sql server
http://www.csharpnedir.com/articles/read/?id=1032&filter=unedited&title=SETUP%20PROJES%C4%B0%20%C4%B0%C3%87ER%C4%B0S%C4%B0NDE%20SQL%20SERVER%20KURMAK