What I Should To Do After Finishing My Programs C# , Sql Database

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hi,

i finished my windows application using c# and sql database

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Data Source=.\\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=jesalesdb;Integrated Security=SSPI;Trusted_Connection=Yes

and i created setup file using visual studio.

what i should to do to make my program work good on another pc ( connect with database)

and where i should put the database ?

thanks..

Posted 26-Mar-15 2:10am

Golden Basim

Updated 26-Mar-15 2:51am

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Saral S Stalin 26-Mar-15 8:20am

What are you developing? web or windows application? You should ideally put the database in a central database server, which should be accessible from all machines which runs application code. If you do not intend to share data between each individual installations you can consider RDBMSes like SQLLite

Golden Basim 26-Mar-15 8:56am

windows application , so i must install sqlserver on pc ( that will be as server )?
how can i exoprt database from sql server ( on my pc) and attached to sql server (on customer pc )?

InbarBarkai 26-Mar-15 9:21am

Do you really want to do it?
Installing and deploying servers on client machines seems like overkill.
If it is a small app maybe you could use a more light database like SQLite as suggested or even access.
That way, all you need to do is to add a clean version of the database to the install package.

Golden Basim 26-Mar-15 9:53am

i went to make the application work on network , so i need sql server ..

there is method to install sql + athached the database + install my app from one file ??
i went the user install the app easy ..

InbarBarkai 26-Mar-15 9:55am

If the application is a network one, all you need is to have the computer with the database accept network connections and change the connection string accordingly

And no. You need to install sql server on the machine and then import the database (You have many good tools for that).

Golden Basim 26-Mar-15 10:20am

how i make computer with the database accept network connections ??

what is the syntax of new connection string ?

F-ES Sitecore 26-Mar-15 12:41pm

The server the database is on will have SQL Server installed and it will start listening for connections itself, you don't need to do anything. You might have firewall issues depending on your network setup, but if you google for any specific problems that arise you'll find solutions.

For the connection string it is the same as the string for a local connection, you just put the relevant server name\instance in the "server" or "data source" attribute, whichever you're using

http://www.connectionstrings.com/sqlconnection/

Jan Bakker 26-Mar-15 9:44am

SQL server management studio has a function to backup your database to a file.
On the server, use the same tool to restore that backup.

Right mouse click on your database, task, backup.
Right mouse click databses, restore database

Golden Basim 26-Mar-15 9:55am

can i make that by c# code or during setup my app ?

Jan Bakker 26-Mar-15 10:12am

Yes, but the management tool makes it very quick and easy.
If you want to use code, check this:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/123441/SQL-Server-Backup-and-Restore-Databases-using

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2015-03-26T03:32:00

You should not include SQL Server in your installation. There are a couple of reasons:
0) You can only distribute SQL Server Express for copyright reasons - not SQL Server full version.
1) They may already have SQL Server installed on the network. If so, then they will presumably want to use that version.
2) If they do have SQL server installed and you start proliferating SQL server Express instances, you are going to annoy the heck out of the database administrator...
3) A single site installation of SQl Server is a lot more likely to be backed up than a number of scattered version under user control.
4) Sql server is quite complex for a "normal" user to install and administer - it is not a good idea!
5) It will destroy the primary advantage of using Sql Server over SqlCE or SQLite - multiuser access. If everyone installs their own copy of SQL server, then you will have multiple copies of your database, each used by a single person. This will cause some confusion, and (depending on how you wrote the original database) may take some considerable effort to combine into a single instance when the problem is realized.

If you don't need multiuser access to your data, then consider changing your code to use a single user system: SQLCE, SQLite, or even Access

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 2 · 2015-03-26T03:47:00

If you really developed and "finished your Windows application" and even "created setup file", I guess, you need to send it to the customer, to run it. :-)

But as you are in doubt, I would advise to make SQL server (SQL Express and all compatible versions of all SQL Server products) as one of prerequisites; and your installer can check it up. It depends in what installation toolkit you are using. Just for example, you can read how to do it with WiX (highly recommended):
http://www.advancedinstaller.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24127,
http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/tutorial/sql/creating-a-database,
http://sourceforge.net/p/wix/mailman/message/27011065.

Why not deploying SQL with your installation? Probably you can (check up your license and the rights for redistribution), but in this case better make it optional installation. Why? Because licensing is a complicated issue; and because the user need the opportunity to use the SQL server products they already have, or have a license, and it could be different from what you use. Generally, installations should be sometimes tested on a fresh computer. You can use a virtual machine for such purposes.

—SA

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