Creating a setup file with database connections

Question

Hi all I am stuck in a situation in detail i am doing an windows application in c# now what i dont know is how to attach a database and establish connection while creating a setup file i am using VS 2008 and in publish the application can any one please help to get out of this situation. thanks in advance

Suthish Nair · Answer

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Manikavelu Velayutham · Answer

You should have your database script in a text file and that file should be executed from your code before installing your windows application.

Suthish Nair · Answer

Hi Srikanth If your query got not resolved why accepting my thread as Answer. Please uncheck it. Refer msdn forum: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/csharpgeneral/thread/5808f536-f48d-4869-adf2-13b876984ae9 http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/csharplanguage/thread/ddf0ac80-cac7-4530-b0f6-a7084807c8a7 http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/winformssetup/thread/d87afe43-3f53-488b-8aad-7e11d6d51714 http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/winformssetup/thread/a91e32e0-7583-43b4-8fc4-4b7ae5eb3787

srikanth gade · Answer

No not really i am new to windows programming if you don't mind can you explain a bit clear please I am creating a windows application with some tables on sql and I want to create a setup file for this which need to be installed on a client's local computer please guide me to do this job Srikanth