I am about to develop an application in vb.net 2010, until now I used to connect to database server to manage my data . Now i need to develope an .exe which could run in any pc, so I need somehow to store the data in a local database which is embedded to my application, I see .NET has a local database. My question is a right choice to use a local database for these kind of solutions?
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I am developing a winforms application that will have an offline mode, so that it can access the data if an internet connection (or more accurately, a connection to my WCF service) cannot be established. I have decided to utilize SQL Server Compact edition on the client side of the application & was wondering what the general consensus is on the "best" practice for making the client application (Sql Server Compact) subscribe to the master database (MSSQL 2008).
Management enters information into a web based administration panel that I developed and is stored in a MSSQL 2008 database.After adding / modifying information, they can click a release "datapack" button which will increment a "datapack" version number, which will later be used by the client application to determine if they are in sync or not. When the client application is started, it connects to the internet and determines if the version numbers are in sync. If not, it pulls the information from the server.
That third step is where I'm a bit lost I thought about simply developing a web service that will expose a dataset containing all of the data and just iterating through it doing inserts, but that seems terribly inefficient to me. The full database probably wouldn't amount to much more than 5 MB total, so that led me to think it would be great if when management clicks the release datapack button, it would store the database in a file that could simply be downloaded and would replace the embedded database. Again, I'm a little lost on how that would work. This is my first time working with an embedded database, most of my work has been web/win apps that have real-time access to the data.
I am using an Access database and vb.net 2010. I have created a table in the database with columns for title, datein, dateout and roomnymber. In vb.net 2010 I made a distinguished title = combobox, datein and dateout = DateTimePicker. When I click on F5, an error occurs: INSERT INTO Syntax Error in statement. [Code]
View 1 Repliesi simple want to store the textbox data into the dataset .after that i want to fill using adapter into the sql server table
View 11 Replieswhat is alternative way for storing data if connection of database fail in vb.net application
View 3 Repliesi am trying to write a program which reads a data from the database and perform some calculations. what i am intending to do is when a user selects an item from a listbox and clicks the submit button the program, calls a function to calculate using the value stored in the database and display the result in a textbox.the problem is i cant store the data retrieved from the database into a variable so that the calculations can be done. i am using vb and microsoft sql server.can anyone tell me how do i store the data retrieved by the query into a variable.
View 12 RepliesI'm creating a WPF application in VB.NET with the 3.5 Framework. (If you provide an example in C#, that's perfectly fine.)
In my project I have a Template for an MS Access database. My desired behavior is that when the users clicks File-->New, they can create a new copy of this template, give it a filename, and save it to their local directory.
The database already has the tables and some starting data needed to interface with my application (a user-friendly data editor)
I'm thinking the approach is to include this "template.accdb" file as a resource in the project, and write it to a file somehow at runtime?
I've always used this approach while implementing data layer DLL for web application:
1) put datasets into the dll project
2) use a helper class with a method like this:
public shared sub settCnnStr(strconnhere as string)
My.Settings.Item("connectionString") = strconnhere
end sub
3) when I need to use the dll I call a method like this (usually into global.asax):
xxxxxxx.helper.setCnnStr("yyyyyyyyyyyyyy")
This method always worked for me nicely but I'd like to know if this method could have serious drawback or if there's a better solution.
I know how to open local .msg files in webbrowser in html format.The problem is when the .msg has embedded pictures, the only thing that appears is a blank space ("picture not found") where it is supposed to be.If I open the .msg file in Outlook, I see the images correctly, but in my program I can't see embedded pictures.
View 2 Repliesi have managed to add a database to my project its kind of a client database tells me their first, second name, email, date they last called etc etc anyway everything works fine it allows me to add, delete edit etc no problems.What i wanna do is on my main form i have a DateTimePicker1 if i select a date on the DateTimePicker1 how can i make it display last client calls in a RichTextBox?
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I've been looking over a bunch of code snippets and I'm just not understanding what is going on there.anding the connection, reading/manipulation, and closing pI keep reading all about these DataAdapters, Ole and Sql and Sqlce and I don't know which to use or whatever.I made a database in VB.NET 2010 that came out as database.sdf and I selected the Local Database option (I assume this is relevant?). I then populated the database with a row of data with column titles and a primary key. The table contains many different columns, but for test purposes, the following is relevant:
DB Name: db_test
Table Name: Locations
Primary Key Column Header: CITY
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I am trying to Save my data into Local Database (*.SDF or *.MDF) but i due to some reasons i can not do it. I have seen 100s of Video on it and tried all possiable ways, but still my data is not saving into Local Database. and i do not get any error messages. However i can save my data into SQLEXPRESS database. i am using Visual Stodio 2008.
View 2 RepliesOnly my local dataset updates when adding, deleting or editing records.The Source Database is supposed to update on issuing DataAdapter. Update(dataset )However, when I check my source database after running the operations it remains the same as the original.
View 6 RepliesI am creating an xml file with LINQ as follows...
Public Sub CreateXml()
Dim db As New MDataContext
Dim Customers = <gallery columns="3" rows="3">
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Could i mix local values with the ones returned from the LINQ query...Something like the following?
Public Sub CreateXml(ByVal **Col** As String, ByVal **Row** As String)
Dim db As New MDataContext
Dim Customers = <gallery columns="& **Col** &" rows="& **Row** &">
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i just want to know, what is much better to do for data access? include the database to my solution (tools>connect to database), or just hardcode everything?
View 1 RepliesI need to target an MS SQL compatible MDF file for database entry, but I need a database engine that can be embedded in an application - don't want to run MS SQL Server on every machine where the application is installed.I've been through a lot of documentation without any luck.
View 5 RepliesI am reading data from a socket (as bytes) and storing this data in a string. Then later i need to access specific bytes within the string and do some math with them. However the bytes that I read back from the string are not what I am expecting.
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In my database table I have a varbinary field that holds PDF documents. I would like to have an aspx page where I can build in a frame or content placeholder where the content of the PDF is embedded in the page.
View 1 RepliesI am trying to have letter templates (word documents) that are stored in sql server VarBinary(max) to be accessed via a web application where they will be edited and saved back to sql server by directors of our company. Then various managers will be able to select an existing template (word document), make any additions, and mail merge with a list of customers to print or save the letters.
I am looking to open up word within a web page much like you would an email in outlook, edit it with spell check and the like, and then save it back in sql server. I am able to get word to open from a file but it is outside of the web application in a separate word document. I am storing the word document in sql server but am unable to open it in word without having to save it to a disk (why should you have to go to a disk for viewing or editing?). I am able to programmatically mail merge but that is in a separate word application.
I am finding bits and pieces on the web but nothing that will pull things together such as embedding word but in a windows app not a web app. Mail merge from a file not from a database, converting a byte array to word in a directory but not on a web page.
I'm using visual studio 2005 to develop a form with a combobox passing a value into the parameter of an embedded crystal report. Why it keeps prompting me for a database login every single time you try to run the report with a different combobox selection.
Here is my code:
private Sub Form1_load...
Dim ConnName As String
Dim ServerName As String
Dim DBName As String
Dim user As String
Dim pass As String
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I looked at this previous posting [URL]. I couldn't find where a CMC was to disable the prompt.
I am trying to retrieve an image from an Embedded resource, and displaying it in its RAW DATA format (ie-> junk text data).Basically, I am running into a wall with everything I attempt.
View 1 RepliesI am trying to copy a table from a network database to a local database. I used DAO and could check if the network table existed using a function that tried to assign a TableDef object to the table in question. If there was no error then I assumed that the table existed and the function returned true...Or it would error out and return false.I could then proceed with the copy or not as the case may be.I am converting the code to ADO.net and need to know how to check for a table. [code]
View 1 RepliesWhat is the difference between a local database and a Service-based database? I read the MSDN and searched the Inet.
View 4 RepliesI have a vb .net ArrayList that I would like to store in one field on my Ms SQL 2008 database. Is it possible to put it in and get it back out as an ArrayList? I'm guessing i need to break down the Array some how and store it as a string, then rebuild it when reading back as i dont see any datatypes for sql that are for arrays. Which is a bummer for me! edit - The ArrayList stores a set of quote ID's. There is no limit to how big it is so it could hold 1 or 1001 different ID's
View 3 Repliesi am making a project and in that getting storing and loop problems there are two fields serial no and quantity when quantity is entered serial number must be asked then only and the number of times quantity is entered that many times serial number must be asked also serial number is from to too like 1 to 6 or 1 to 5 so i have to taken 2 textboxes serialfrm and serialto to store but now the problem is that i am not able to write proper code for it either it doesn't get saved to the particular name to which both fields belong or it keeps saving without stopping.
View 2 Repliesi am generating a barimage and storing in a database i am able to create a barimage and store in a local drive but while transferring i am facing difficulties my code is
con.Open()
barcode = New BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear.Linear()
barcode.Type = BarcodeLib.Barcode.Linear.BarcodeType.CODE39
barcode.Data = TextBox1.Text
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how to store images in database using VB.Net?
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Can anybody help me, i am having challenges getting collections value into the database
Here is my sample code. but is not working at all rather is crashing the applications
Dim collections As New System.Enrolment.CustomerBiometricsCollection()
collections = Me.PrintCaptureWizard1.ShowDialog()
Dim dbs As New DBClass
Dim mee As String
mee = dbs.ConnectionString
Dim conn As New SqlClient.SqlConnection(mee)
conn.Open()
Dim ds As New SqlCommand("Custoon", conn)
ds.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
ds.CommandText = "CustBiometrics"
For k As Integer = 0 To collections.Count - 1
ds.Parameters.Add("@TemplateID", SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier).Value = New Guid(TextBox1.Text)
ds.Parameters.Add("@TemplateIdentifierID", SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier).Value = (collections(0).TemplateId)
ds.Parameters.Add("@CustomerID", SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier).Value = New Guid(id)
ds.Parameters.Add("@Template", SqlDbType.Image).Value = collections(0).PrintTemplate
ds.Parameters.Add("@TemplateSize", SqlDbType.Int).Value = collections(0).Size
Dim dr As SqlDataReader = ds.ExecuteReader()
dr.Close()
Next k
conn.Close()
MessageBox.Show("Record Inserted")
Here is the code I used to store an image in my database (SQL Server 2008 R2) using VB 2010. The images get stored but the problem is the clarity of the image is lost when retrieved and seen in a picture box.
Public Function InsertUpdateImage(ByRef _SqlConnection As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection, ByVal _Image As System.Drawing.Image, ByVal _ImageFormat As System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat) As Integer
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