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Asked: 2026-05-22T12:56:27+00:00

data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true Specifically what does AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\aspnetdb.md mean?

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data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true

Specifically what does 

AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\aspnetdb.md

mean?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It means that the connection will open aspnetdb.mdb on published app data dir.
    This avoid you to read dir inside your web app once published.
    Visual Studio does it automatically for you at runtime.

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