如何将wpf应用程序的本地数据库从一台计算机转移到另一台计算机？

Question

I have created a local database in my WPF application,now i want to run the application on some other computer,now how to transfer the local database from one computer to other,and i dont want to create the database manually on other machine? Do we have to convert the database into some .exe file ? If yes,then how to do this or what is the best approach to implement this? My application accesses its own database file in its own directory with this connection string:

System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"\Data\" + databaseFileName;

Please explain from scratch as i am new to this??

Answer 1

I suppose you're running your database in SQL Express. You can use SQL Server Management Studio (included in most SQL Server installers) to export your database, including data, to a .bacpac file.

In SQL Server Management Studio 2012, right click your database, select Tasks , then Export Data-tier Application... and go through the wizard.

Then connect SQL Server Management Studio to the SQL Express server of the target machine. You can do that by connecting Management Studio on your machine to the SQL Express running on the target machine (provided that a network connection exists between the two, and the target machine has been properly configured to accept the connection), or by also installing Management Studio on the target machine, then connecting it to the local server ( .\\sqlexpress ).

Once connected, right click the Databases in the Object Explorer , select Import Data-tier application... , and go through the wizard.