Hi,

I am making a windows application in Visual Studio 2008 in C#.
I need to have a datbase of Username & Password in my application, which can then be use to authenticate & restrict(assign rights) to different types of users. Admin , guest etc.


So how do i go about attaching a datbase to(.mdf or something else) .I just need to know how to attach a database .

this application will then be installed using exe file on any system. So i need a fix which is indpendent of the machine & it's settings.

Hi,

Well it's going to be a Windows Aplication , running on any PC, installed using an exe.

So can i have database attached to my Windows Project(If Yes, then how, which is not dependent on the local machine).

I mean i only supply an exe of my project, and every thing including databaseis within it.(within the exe or it's folders after installation)

Generally you would either create a Setup & Deployment package, or deploy your application using ClickOnce (the Publish tab in VIsual Studio). In either case, you would deploy the database software (I'm assuming SLQExpress or SQLCE) with the application, as well as the database.

I don't know what you mean by "is not dependent on the lcoal machine" ? Do you mean you are attacdhing to, for example, a SQLSErver database that is on a central server, from your application?

RobinDotNet

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