open places.sqlite through system.data.sqlite

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hi all

i am implementing a window application for getting firefox browsing history.
i know that task complete by open or access "placess.sqlite" in c#.net
but i have problem to access or open places.sqlite through c# i use the code below :

using system.data.sqlite;

SQLiteConnection sql_con;
SQLiteCommand sql_cmd;
SQLiteDataAdapter DB;
DataTable DT = new DataTable();

string dbpath="C:\Users\administrator\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\2f92gtpv.default\places.sqlite"

sql_con = new SQLiteConnection("Data Source=" + dbPath +
";Version=3;New=False;Compress=True;");

// Open the Connection
sql_con.Open();
sql_cmd = sql_con.CreateCommand();

// Select Query
string CommandText = "select * from " + table;

but when open the connection i got error:File opened that is not a database file
file is encrypted or is not a database

even places.sqlite database is perfectly open in sqlite manger and i can write query there and its provide result in well maner

if anyone have any solution please provide perfect solution

thanx & regards
Sanjay

Posted 26-Dec-13 0:35am

sanjaysolanki

Updated 26-Dec-13 1:02am

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2013-12-26T00:42:00

Look at your code:

C#

string dbpath="Data Source=C:\\Users\\administrator\\AppData\\Roaming\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Profiles\\9efj78uh.default\\places.sqlite;Version=3;New=False;Compress=false;"

sql_con = new SQLiteConnection("Data Source=" + dbPath +
";Version=3;New=False;Compress=True;");

So what is the value of the string you open the connection with?

"Data Source="

plus the content of dbPath, plus

";Version=3;New=False;Compress=True;"

So:

Data Source= Data Source=C:\\Users\\administrator\\AppData\\Roaming\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Profiles\\9efj78uh.default\\places.sqlite;Version=3;New=False;Compress=false;;Version=3;New=False;Compress=True;

Which is not a database file! You probably want to remove the "padding from dbPath:

C#

string dbpath="C:\\Users\\administrator\\AppData\\Roaming\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Profiles\\9efj78uh.default\\places.sqlite";