Question

While installing with my NSIS installer script I need to run some script on SQL Server: select, update, create and insert.

How can I do that without having a SQL Server engine on the computer running the NSIS installer?

I thought about packing a SQL Server Compact Edition to my installer in order to use it to connect to the SQL Server. Is that the way I should go for?

Answer 1

I found a Plugin for NSIS that can connect to a MS SQL database: MSSQL_OLEDB_plug-in

It can be used like that:

${OLEDB}::SQL_Logon    "$SQLSERVER" "$SQLUSER" "$SQLPASSWORD"
${OLEDB}::SQL_Execute  "$SQLQUERY"
${OLEDB}::SQL_GetError
${OLEDB}::SQL_GetRow
Pop $0
DetailPrint $0
Pop $0
DetailPrint $0
${OLEDB}::SQL_Logout