Question

I created a standard C# console application in 2010 Express, used the wizards to create a simple sql express db file which gets placed in the project dir, used the wizards to generate an entity data model based on the newly created db, wrote a few lines to test out entity.

Problem is each time I run the application it recreates the DB file in whatever dir the exe is in overwriting itself everytime and completly ignoring the original db file that sits in the project dir.

Does anyone know what I am missing here ?

Answer 1

Not entirely sure about this but try it out.

1. Make sure your connection string points to the database file in the project directory.
2. Select the file in Visual Studio and Choose ‘Copy to Output Directory’ ->> Do Not Copy.

Hope it works.