How to deploy SQL Server Compact Edition 4.0?

Question

How do i deploy Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0?

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SQL Server Compact Edition (currently at version 4.0) is:

a free, embedded database th

Answer 1

Not sure if something changed or not. But with the latest SQL Server CE nuget package, the application manifests are no longer needed. You will get two sets of binaries: x86, and amd64. Just copy them to your target folder under x86 and/or amd64 sub directory.

|--Your App Dir
   |--x86 (x86 sql ce binaries)
   |--amd64 (amd64 sql ce binaries)

And you're good to go. Looks like the System.Data.SqlCe.dll can automatically find and load the native binaries. You can also deploy them in the app dir if your app is only targeted for one platform.