Question

I have an existing SQLite.db that I want to use in a Windows8 application using SQLiteMetro. I have a working sample application that uses the following:

using SQLiteMetro; 

Database db =new Database(Path.Combine( Windows. Storage .ApplicationData. Current. LocalFolder. Path, "test.db"));

How do I add my own existing db (e.g. “test.db” that has 1000 records) to the Win8/Metro project so the db can be accessed by the application?

Answer 1

You can place it in your app’s local state. Apps local state folders are located by default in %localappdata%\packages\<packageid>\LocalState.

You can then use syntax like …

var root = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.Path;
using (var db = new SQLiteConnection(Path.Combine(root, "test.db"))

Good article on Sqlite for Windows 8 Metro style apps and more information on Application Data.