sql-server-ce

I'm writing a small application for college, a video rental application. I have no problems reading from the database, but I cannot update the data in the tables. In particular I'm looking to update the cell showing the quantity of a film in stock after someone rents a movie. So far I've been trying this: string updateDVDs = "UPDATE Products SET dvd_quantity = " + product.Quantity + " WHERE title = '"+ product.Name +"';"; cmdUpdateDVDs = new SqlCeCommand(updateDVDs, dBConnection); dBConnection.Open(); cmdUpdateDVDs.ExecuteNonQuery(); dBConnection.Close(); I don't get any errors, but the cell

I load data from sdf database in winforms App. I use full path to the database file . Example : conn = new SqlCeConnection { ConnectionString ="Data Source=F:\\My Documents\\Project1\\bin\\Debug\\Database.sdf" }; I d like use a relative path to the database file. For example. I have sdf file in folder F:\My Documents\Project1\bin\Debug\Data\file.sdf and I want use relative path in connection string. Any advice ? Thank you. Nime Cloud Relative path: ConnectionString = "Data Source=|DataDirectory|\Database.sdf"; Modifying DataDirectory as executable's path: string executable = System.Reflection

I want to connect from home using SQL Server 2005 to another PC. I had a look on the msd...but before connecting it says I should connect to another computer using the computer management and it didn't work out....I can only connect to computers from my workgroup? Thanks, Luisa If you want to connect to SQL server remotly you need to use a software - like Sql Server Management studio. The computers doesn't need to be on the same network - but they must be able to connect each other using a communication protocol like tcp/ip, and the server must be set up to support incoming connection of the

I am using Entity Framework 4 in a desktop application with SQL Compact. I want to use a private installation of SQL Compact with my application, so that my installer can install SQL Compact without giving the user a second installation to do. It also avoids versioning hassles down the road. My development machine has SQL Compact 3.5 SP1 installed as a public installation, so my app runs fine there, as one would expect. But it's not running on my test machine, which does not have SQL Compact installed. I get this error: The specified store provider cannot be found in the configuration, or is

How do i deploy Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0 ? SQL Server Compact Edition (currently at version 4.0) is: a free, embedded database that software developers can use for building Windows desktop applications. It has a small footprint and supports private deployment of its binaries within the application folder. But how do you actually deploy it? Microsoft says it can be deployed within the application folder ( good ) and supports xcopy deployment . Microsoft also says it cannot be deployed within the application folder ( bad ), and does not support xcopy deployment . some people have