How to create an M$ SQL Server database programmatically for the first launch of the application

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Hello,

I have created an MFC SDI application with ODBC support for M$ SQL Server database

I manipulate the db data with the CRecordset & CDatabase functions.

I need to create the M$ SQL Server database programmatically for the first launch of the application on deployment.

How to do so !?

Help me please.

Thank you for your understanding.

Posted 9-Feb-13 6:44am

Mr. Tomay

Updated 9-Feb-13 6:45am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Feb-13 12:49pm

What did you try?
—SA

Mr. Tomay 9-Feb-13 13:26pm

I have no idea.
I just use the CRecordset functions directly
MoveNext();
MoveLast();
Add();
...

PIEBALDconsult 9-Feb-13 13:01pm

I wouldn't do it that way; I'd have a separate utility to create the database. I also wouldn't use ODBC.

Mr. Tomay 9-Feb-13 13:31pm

How do you do it !?
Do you deploy an empty database with the application !?

PIEBALDconsult 9-Feb-13 14:47pm

Yes. With any static data already present.

Mr. Tomay 9-Feb-13 15:34pm

Thanks

CHill60 9-Feb-13 16:53pm

Absolutely! Do you want to post this as the solution?

PIEBALDconsult 9-Feb-13 17:02pm

No.

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Solution 1

The easiest way for you is to create a SQL file for table creation and embed that in your application then execute the following command : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162773.aspx[^]

Posted 9-Feb-13 19:09pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Mr. Tomay · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-17T13:26:00

I have found a solution, & this is a test code which uses the master db to create the test db

C++

CDatabase masterdb;

masterdb.OpenEx(_T("DRIVER=SQL Server;DATABASE=master;Trusted_Connection=Yes;SERVER=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS"));

CString strCurrentDir;

::GetModuleFileName(NULL, strCurrentDir.GetBufferSetLength(_MAX_PATH), _MAX_PATH);
strCurrentDir.ReleaseBuffer();
strCurrentDir = strCurrentDir.Left(strCurrentDir.ReverseFind('\\') + 1);

CString strExec = _T("create database test on (name='test_data', filename = '") + strCurrentDir + _T("test_data.mdf')") +
                                 _T("\nlog on (name='test_log', filename = '") + strCurrentDir + _T("test_log.ldf')");

TRY
{
    masterdb.ExecuteSQL(strExec);
}
CATCH(CDBException, e)
{
    TCHAR buff[1024];
    e->GetErrorMessage(buff, 1024);
    AfxMessageBox(buff);
    e->Delete();
}
END_CATCH

masterdb.Close();

NB: you have to verify if the test db has been created before first (I am working around on this).