how to create a .bak file or .mdf file and include it in the setup file

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Hi all,
I have a scenario where I'm creating a windows application that can be installed on the client machine. The application will take the data from the client and should append it in a .bak file present locally on the client machine(.bak file should be created while setup file is executed on client machine), later the .bak file will be updated in the main database server manually.....
My question is, how to create a .bak file or .mdf(any of them will work) and include it in the setup file.
also, is it mandatory that the client machine should have database server instance installed on it??
am using SQL server 2008 and Visual Studio 2010, C#.

any help is appreciated.

Posted 18-Jan-14 1:02am

Vamsi Krishnna

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Rana Zarour 18-Jan-14 9:41am

have you try to connect to local data base file when you create your connection i think that this will solve your problem

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Christian Graus · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-18T12:23:00

Yes, obvioulsly, your bak file is useless without SQL Server installed. SQL Server compact edition solves all these issues for smaller DB designs. Otherwise, you need people to install and configure SQL Server, and then configure a connection string in your app. I've done this, I just defaulted to a localhost connection on the default instance, and shipped scripts to create/populate my DB, not a .bak file.