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How to restore database backup on SQL Server 2008 Express edition using C# in custom action for setup

I want to restore a database backup existing beside the application in setup time.

I have custom action and in the install method need to restore the database with the backup file.

When I use SQL Server 2008 Express edition I got error.

please help me.

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  • preferably use attach / detach... restore is problematic under certain circumstances, especially running fully automatic.

  • OSQL (the command) may be your friend ;)

  • Why restore? Why not use the automount feature? Just asking ;)

TomTom  2010-03-10 07:03:59
thank you for your answerbecause there are some data that should be exist on the database for primitive actions like login with admin user and etc ...plus i dont know how i can atach data base programitically in the custom actions
ARamin  2010-03-10 11:48:14
You can run any script from a custom action, and attaching / detaching is a normal SQL command which you can submit using OSQL. But still, I wuold use automount with a prepared empty database.
TomTom  2010-03-10 12:42:32

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