Data Backup & Restore of SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 Edition?

Question

Is data backup and restore functionality possible in SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 edition ?

I have developed and installed a C# desktop application which is working perfectly. My app can store and manipulate data.

Now I want to backup that data stored in the SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 which is embedded to my application. I also want to produce reports from the data already stored.

Can anyone say:

IS IT POSSIBLE OR NOT ? IF POSSIBLE CAN YOU , PLEASE, GIVE ME A LINK OF WALK THROUGH TO DO THAT.

Thank You

Answer 1

According to MSDN, you just copy the file to make a backup, and same for a restore. You can view the documentation here . It's at the very bottom of the page.

The code is really easy:

System.IO.File.Copy(sourceFileName, destFileName);

Here's another SO post about this topic which will tell you that you have to not be using the .sdf file when you backup / copy else it'll be locked.

Good Luck!