How to create Installer for windows application containing sql server database

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but problem how to integrate sql server withnthe installer

Posted 1-Oct-12 19:18pm

abey e mathews

Updated 1-Oct-12 19:41pm

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abey e mathews · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-05T23:34:00

Solution 2

Add Prerequisites of .NET Framework in Visual Studio Setup Project[^]

Posted 5-Oct-12 23:34pm

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*Karthik Harve* · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-01T19:49:00

Solution 1

Hi,

check this,
Walkthrough: Using a Custom Action to Create a Database at Installation [^]

hope it helps.

Posted 1-Oct-12 19:49pm

Karthik Harve

abey e mathews · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-06T06:20:00

Solution 3

sample connection string

SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection("Data Source=.\\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\\sample.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True");
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();

Posted 6-Oct-12 6:20am

abey e mathews