relative path doesn't seem to work for sqlite

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Hi all i'm using sqlite db with winforms c#.
My code runs fine when i use the absolute path
SQLiteConnection m_dbConnection = new SQLiteConnection(@"Data Source=D:\Test\1\1\test.sqlite;");
but the problem starts when i use the relative path,if i use in the page behind i.e in .cs
string con = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connection"].ConnectionString;
i have a app.config in which i have the following code

<configuration>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="connection" connectionString="Data Source=|DataDirectory|\test.sqlite; ProviderName=System.Data.SqlLite;"/>
  </connectionStrings>
</configuration>

SQL logic error or missing database
no such table:customers.
using AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetData("DataDirectory", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData))
also didn help me.I have done alot of serach on gooogle but seemed no much help to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanku

Posted 1-Oct-13 0:00am

Pankaja Kanavi

Updated 14-May-20 0:53am

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 1 · 2013-10-01T01:04:00

Solution 1

Try leaving off the tail '\':

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<configuration>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="connection" connectionString="Data Source=|DataDirectory|test.sqlite; ProviderName=System.Data.SqlLite;"/>
  </connectionStrings>
</configuration>

Posted 1-Oct-13 1:04am

Mehdi Gholam

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Pankaja Kanavi 1-Oct-13 7:13am

i tried doesn't work

Mehdi Gholam 1-Oct-13 7:17am

Put a break point on the connection string and see what is being returned for DataDirectory.

Pankaja Kanavi 1-Oct-13 7:28am

Hi mehdi m getting
Data Source=|DataDirectory|\test.sqlite; ProviderName=System.Data.SqlLite;

DeepakGowda L · Answer 2 · 2020-05-14T00:54:00

it's possible

<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <!-- For more information on Entity Framework configuration, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=237468 -->
    <section name="entityFramework" type="System.Data.Entity.Internal.ConfigFile.EntityFrameworkSection, EntityFramework, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
  </configSections>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="Default" connectionString="Data Source=|DataDirectory|\DBBHC.db" providerName="System.Data.SQLite" />
  </connectionStrings>

move your db into app_data folder and use

using (SQLiteConnection conn = new SQLiteConnection(LoadConnectionString()))
            {

                var output = conn.Query<string>("select * from ProjectLists", new DynamicParameters());}