如何为C＃桌面应用程序创建exe

Question

I am trying to create setup file for my desktop application. I am using SQL Server Express as database and c# as programming language. I searched about creating the setup file but i am having some doubts... I have written the code to connect to the database in a class and called it wherever it is needed.

the code for creating connection is..

class dbConnection
{
    SqlConnection con;

    public SqlConnection doConnection()
    {

        try
        {
            String str = "Data Source=Basu-Pc\\SQL;Initial Catalog=PhoenixIS;Integrated Security=True;Pooling=False";
            con = new SqlConnection(str);
            con.Open();

        }
        catch (Exception exc)
        {

            MessageBox.Show(exc.Message);
        }
        return con;
    }
}

I call this class where ever I need it....and now I have some questions:

1. how do I modify the connection string in order to deploy it to other system?
2. how do I deploy sql express along with the system with hassle?

please help me get answer to my questions...

Answer 1

You can create a setup project as in this link:

create setup project step by step

About the sql connection string, you just need to create a .ini file and read that file in your program as in this link .

If you want to deploy sql express, just add the db file as resource in setup project.

HTH.