automatically copy database to another pc

When I create a setup program for my vb.net 1.0 app which has embedded sql express database, it successfully copies the database to the new machine alone with the upgraded app.

However, if I just copy the vb.exe app to the other pc and also copy the mdf, ldf files, I get an error opening the sql database.

I am presuming that the setup program does some kind of backup restore or detach, attach to copy in the .mdf.

If the user cannot do this from the management studio (or if they do not have the management studio installed), is there any way I can create some method to have this copying done automatically via some code by the user?

Thanks

SM Haig

Yes, you can run a restore script using the sqlcmd program. You can read more about the restore command here:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186858.aspx

Buck Woody

Auto insert a variable number of records?

I have the following situation; I have one table (tblA) in which a new record just has been inserted. Once this insert is completed successfully, I want to insert a variable number of records into another table (tblB). The primary key of tblA is being used inside tblB as one of the columns in each insert. I’ve already been able to transfer the primary key, generated by the insert for tblA, pretty easy. But to make things a bit more complicated, the variable number of records to add is being decided by the outcome of a query based on an entry inside tblA (after the insert) and this is then being run on another table (tblC). The SELECT statement from tblC combined with the Select parameter from tblA will then decide how many records I have to insert. Sorry for the (perhaps) confusing way of writing this down, but I’ve been struggling with this for a couple of days now and I really need to get it working. Anybody who can help?

Thanks in advance,

Sunny Guam

Can't you put all operations in a trigger on tblA? Put the SELECT command to tblC before INSERT to tblB so that you can dynamically build INSERT commands to tblB.|||

Thanks for the advice, but at the risk of sounding dumb; I'm not familiar with triggers and how to set them up within SQL 2005. Can you give me an example perhaps?

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Here is an example:http://forums.asp.net/thread/1281234.aspx

You can start from hereEnforcing Business Rules with Triggers