I'm developing my C# application with database hosted on SQL server. I just need to know how to create an installer for the client. And what should I install on the client machine?
I tried publishing the application but database changed are not reflected, so what should I do?
I've tried searching on the internet how to publish this application and give it to the client, but I couldn't find anything helpful.
Note: I'm using Visual Studio 2012, SQL server 2012.
There are many posts online regarding deploying databases along with your web applications. I would suggest using a Database Project to manage your database changes and installing the SQL Server Data Tools.
Here are a few tutorials:
How to: Deploy a Database With a Web Application Project
SQL Server Data Tools Updated for Visual Studio 2012
Deploying Database Projects
Related
I have a C# application that I want to install on my clients computers. It has a SQL Server database connection so that it can store data. I want to create a installer so than I can install the app on clients computer.
So far I tried Installer shield and advanced installer and I could not manage to pull it off.
NOTE: I can't install Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio on clients computer due to toughness.
NOTE: I'm using Visual Studio 2019 with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2017 and .NET 4.5 and DevExpress and because I'm using DevExpress I have some reference files to copy to client directory.
If the users are not sharing their data with one another, you don't need SQL Server to begin with. There are other data storage options, ones that don't require an enterprise grade client-server database.
Your app can use a local database such as SQLite. You can use files - JSON or XML allow for easy parsing from C#.
I have a desktop application that was developped with C# using Visual Studio 2015. This application connects to a SQL Server Management Studio using SQL connection string.
The problem is that I need to deploy this application in other computers; and if I execute it the SQL server instance will not be recognized.
Can someone tell me what to do in order for the application to be installed on other computers and make the database deployable?
Thank you,
I have developed an WPF application using .Net 4.0 framework. I have installed SQL 2012 Express edition on my machine .
My application performs basic CRUD operations on this database using appropriate connectionstring. I am very new to deployment. so my question is How can I deploy my mdf files at the client end ? I cannot install ~130MB of software at client end just for my 4MB of mdf files it doesn't make sense. Also while deploying project I saw this pre-requisites screen
My questions are:
(I think if i check SQL Server 2008 Express SP1 it will download it at client end) But I have SQL 2012 Express Edition Installed so how can I go with it ?.
Also is it possible If I give client seperate exe of my SQL 2012 Express edition ? (There is no need for management studio at clientside.so what should be given to client so it that installs only those software which are required to run .mdf file )
To answer your first question,
1. You will require a .prq file for SQL server 2012. Either you can create it or you can download it from web. You can add/edit '.prq' file from 'Redistributable' section.
For your second question,
2. You can pass the setup of aql 2012 express to your client with specific instructions to only install server and not the management studio.
You need SQL Server Compact most probably
I am trying to add a SQL Server database item into my ASP.Net website.
I have SQL Server 2012 installed but when I press add in Visual Studio I get the following error
Connection to SQL server database files (.mdf) require SQL Server 2005 Express or SQL Server 2008 Express to be installed and running on the local computer. The current version of SQL Server Express can be downloaded and at the following at the following URL: "
I am wondering if I can get it to work with 2012 in the way it would with 2005/2008 or will I need to download 2005/2008 to get this feature?
I only ask because it seems a little strange that VS2013 is not not compatible with SQL Server 2012...
PS: I am trying to follow the following tutorial and that is why I am hoping to get this to work so I can follow the tutorial as intended. "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyr1YXpNOrk"
by SQL Server Management Studio create your database, then in vs 2013 asp.net project use this database into web.config file
in vs 2013 and Server Explorer tab and Data Connections with Add Connection or Create new sql server database use from your db or create new sql 2012 db
I am wondering if i can get it to work with 2012 in the way it would with 2005/2008
What for? To my knowledge that was retired for the bad issues it created.
Visual Studio 2013 comes with an ad job user version of MSSQL (localdb) that is non-install-required and used in case.
Otherwise install the normal sql server and reate the db - do not rely on this functionality (like most non-trivial shops anyway) and no problem arises to start.
Yes It can be done through Visual studio and here is the link to guide A-Z
It will IIS to deploy ASP site.
http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/older-versions/models-(data)/creating-model-classes-with-linq-to-sql-cs
Hope this will work as it worked for me
I've written on visual studio 2010 a windows service. I create all database on vs2010, where I've created a setup program for windows service to install it. My problem is I can not put my database to setup program, so that my windows service gives error on sql-database's. (At debug mode there are no problems, win. service works fine)
How can I fix this or what do I miss ?
You only have the right to redistribute SQL Server Express, see Distributing SQL Server Express. This is typically achieved by embeding the SQL Server Express install in the applicaiton distirbution Setup, see Embedding SQL Server Express into Custom Applications. For every other version of SQL Server the customer running your application must purchase a SQL Server license and install it, or configure your application to run with an existing instalation.