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11-Aug-12 7:28

PIEBALDconsult wrote:
I have no problem with that. I've written Windows Services that hold a single Connection for months and never had any trouble using Open and Close as needed, perhaps millions of times.

I didn't say it couldn't be done. And usage of course would have nothing to do with whether it was correctly implemented in all cases except of course that if there is an incorrect usage then it is more likely to show up with high volume.

Re: dispose (always?)

PIEBALDconsult11-Aug-12 12:05

PIEBALDconsult

11-Aug-12 12:05

jschell wrote:
more likely to show up with high volume.

Indeed.

Zeyad Jalil4-Aug-12 3:26

Zeyad Jalil

4-Aug-12 3:26

Hi All,
I develop a windows application using c# that use sql server databases, i want to create a setup for this application to install application and install sql server as prerequisites, but i want to set a specific configuration for this sql server such as instancename, sa password and mix mode.

please help me if you know how to do that.

Thanks all,

jschell4-Aug-12 7:00

4-Aug-12 7:00

Installing SQL Server is not trivial and you would need to deal with licensing issues as well. There are other issues as well such as whether SQL Server is already installed and whether the user has SQL Server but has it on another box.

The license problem by itself would concern me. But just automating the SQL Server install is going to require a lot of work.

But I would suppose that to do automation that you would need to look into custom actions in the installer.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa368066%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^]

Zeyad Jalil4-Aug-12 20:12

Zeyad Jalil

4-Aug-12 20:12

Hi,

I agree with jschell and Paul Conrad, but it is easy to but sql express as a prerequisites in c# deployment problem, but i want it to installed with my configuration not the default settings,
is it possible to do that?.

Thanks alot

jschell5-Aug-12 7:26

5-Aug-12 7:26

zead wrote:
is it possible to do that?.

Yes. But I doubt it is easy.

As I suggested custom actions with the MS install would be required.
Or buy an installer and learn out to use that.

Paul Conrad4-Aug-12 11:47

Paul Conrad

4-Aug-12 11:47

Why not just have an installment of SQL Server be a requirement to install your application? Have you looked into SQL Server Compact Edition?

As jschell said, you may run into licensing issues if you have your set up install SQL Server when setting up your application.

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Bernhard Hiller5-Aug-12 22:26

Bernhard Hiller

5-Aug-12 22:26

It is possible to create a VBScript which installs SQL Server and sets some values like instance name. I do not know if the sa password can be set also. The call is something like

SQLEXPR_x86_DEU.exe /QS /Action=Install /IAcceptSQLServerLicenseTerms=true /Features=SQL,Tools /InstanceName="MyInstance"

It could be necessary to install a new version of Windows Installer before that.
After installation of SQL server, the database can be restored/attached by a call to osql with many parameters.
I don't know all the details, but with this information you can start and try.

Zeyad Jalil7-Aug-12 20:52

Zeyad Jalil

7-Aug-12 20:52

Hi,
I did that using procss.start and i pass the arguments, this is the code:

Process myProcess = new Process();
string sqlExpressSetupFileLocation=@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\SID.Installer.BootStrap\bin\Debug\SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe"

myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = sqlExpressSetupFileLocation;
string startupPath = sqlExpressSetupFileLocation.Substring(0, sqlExpressSetupFileLocation.LastIndexOf("\\"));
myProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = " [SQLSERVER2008] /INSTANCEID=\"" + instanceName + "\" /ACTION=Install " +
" //IAcceptSQLServerLicenseTerms=true /FEATURES=SQLENGINE,REPLICATION " +
" /INDICATEPROGRESS=True /QUIET=False /QUIETSIMPLE=True " +
" /INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SQL Server " +
" /INSTANCEDIR=C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\ " +
" /INSTANCENAME=" + instanceName + " " +
" /MEDIASOURCE=" + startupPath + "\\" + " " + " /SAPWD=" + saPassword + " ";

myProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
myProcess.Start();
myProcess.WaitForExit();

the installation run but at the end not completed successfully
and i can't know what is the reason

thanks all;

Vijay Selvaraj26-Aug-12 22:12

Vijay Selvaraj

26-Aug-12 22:12

you can use Install shield Software

C# window form

yashdiljale4-Aug-12 1:19

yashdiljale

4-Aug-12 1:19

open windowform in a specified area of other windowform

Pete O'Hanlon4-Aug-12 2:41

Pete O'Hanlon

4-Aug-12 2:41

And what, exactly, is your question? When you post it, don't forget to tell us what you have done and what code you have put in place?

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OriginalGriff4-Aug-12 3:45

OriginalGriff

4-Aug-12 3:45

You can do it - just put it inside a panel:

frmInputBox fib = new frmInputBox();
fib.TopLevel = false;
fib.Visible = true;
panContainer.Controls.Add(fib);
fib.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;

But I strongly advise against it - it never looks particularly good.
Instead, put the controls you want on the form into a UserControl, and display that on the Form and the Panel instead.

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BillWoodruff4-Aug-12 4:40

BillWoodruff

4-Aug-12 4:40

I believe that it is always a serious mistake to show a Form inside another Form ! Only in the long outmoded, so called, "MDI interface" mode did you have Child Forms within a 'master' Parent Form: that is no longer considered a useful interface model.

I second OriginalGriff's suggestion to either use a Panel, or a UserControl, to display whatever inside a Form.

The really good thing about building UserControls, is their potential for re-use in other projects, or use of multiple instances of them in one project.

best, Bill

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Christian Amado6-Aug-12 10:29

Christian Amado

6-Aug-12 10:29

There is a way: Using MDI Forms.

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Please mark as answer, if it helps.

Vijay Selvaraj26-Aug-12 22:14

Vijay Selvaraj

26-Aug-12 22:14

you can use below Code

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
        static extern int SetParent( int hWndChild, int hWndNewParent);

[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint="SetWindowPos")]
        static extern bool SetWindowPos(
            int hWnd,               // handle to window
            int hWndInsertAfter,    // placement-order handle
            int X,                  // horizontal position
            int Y,                  // vertical position
            int cx,                 // width
            int cy,                 // height
            uint uFlags             // window-positioning options
        );

        [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint="MoveWindow")]
        static extern bool MoveWindow(
            int hWnd,
            int X,
            int Y,
            int nWidth,
            int nHeight,
            bool bRepaint
        );

SetParent( wordWnd, this.Handle.ToInt32());

SetWindowPos(wordWnd,this.Handle.ToInt32(),0,0,this.Bounds.Width+20,this.Bounds.Height+20, SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_DRAWFRAME);
                    MoveWindow(wordWnd,-5,-33,this.Bounds.Width+10,this.Bounds.Height+57,true);

this.Parent.Focus();

C# change linq to sql

dcof3-Aug-12 10:23

dcof

3-Aug-12 10:23

In a linq to sql data context object that points to a sql server 2008 r2 database in a C# 2010 application, I want to change the size of a column from varchar(500) to varchar(900). To acoomplish this task, can you tell me what I need to do so the data context object picks up the expanded size?

Abhinav S3-Aug-12 18:02

Abhinav S

3-Aug-12 18:02

The datacontext schema is created when you drag and drop the database items from the explorer.
Since this is just a column size change, you can change this manually in the code generated.

The other option is to manually delete all the table mappings and then re-create them - this would be a slightly more cumbersome task.

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AnnieCalvert3-Aug-12 19:01

AnnieCalvert

3-Aug-12 19:01

Create another field with the HASH of that varchar(500), and put a UNIQUE CONSTRAINT on the hash field: HASH BYTES('md5', My Long VarcharField)
This will cause poor performance but if you have a varchar(500) where you need to enforce uniqueness I'm assuming performance isn't on the forefront of your considerations anyways.
http://www.dapfor.com/en/net-suite/net-grid/tutorial/data-binding

jschell4-Aug-12 7:02

4-Aug-12 7:02

AnnieCalvert wrote:
Create another field with the HASH...

What does that have to do with the question?