Connect LocalDB to ASP.net Project

Question

I have as ASP.net project with localDB in it. The database file name is ProjectDB.sdf and I placed him in the App_Data folder.

My connection string is:

<add name="ProjectConnection" connectionString="Data Source=(LocalDB)\v11.0;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\ProjectDB.sdf;Integrated Security=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>

I try to use the database in my cs file like this:

conn.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ProjectConnection"].ConnectionString;
using(SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand())
{
    cmd.CommandText = "select JobTitleId, JobTitleText from LuJobTitle where JobTitleText like @SearchText + '%'";
    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@SearchText", prefix);
    cmd.Connection = conn;
    conn.Open();

The application falls in the conn.Open(); command.

The error message I get says:

An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file d:\user\documents\visual studio 2012\Projects\RealMatchSite\RealMatchSite\App_Data\ProjectDB.sdf failed.
A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

Your db server already has database attached with that name so you are getting that error. If this is not the case then try adding this to your connections string:

User Instance=True

Answer 2

Try using Initial Catalog to call your database. I hope this helps.

connectionString="Data Source=(LocalDB)\\v11.0;Initial Catalog=ProjectDB;Integrated Security=True"