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In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a setup file in visual studio 2015 with SQL database using Microsoft visual studio installer projects extension
To play the demo, you should create a new windows forms application project
You can enter your form name or set the icon for your windows forms application
If you don't have the Microsoft visual studio 2015 installer projects extension,
you can download and install it from the tool menu, then select extensions and updates menu
You need to close your visual studio to install the Microsoft visual studio 2015 installer projects extension
Open your visual studio, then create a setup project that helps you create the setup file
Every time you create the setup file, you should select release mode, instead of debugging, then rebuild your project
At the Application Folder section, you can choose the files you want to create setup or choose to add project output
You can also create a shortcut to your desktop screen, then drag the shortcut to the User's Desktop or User's Programs Menu
You can also add an icon to your application or application shortcut
You can also add the requirement to install the .net framework before installing your application
Click on your setup project. Next, select the properties tab, then you can enter the author, product name, description...etc for your setup file
Right click on your setup project, then select Open Folder in FileExplorer, you can find the setup file in the release folder
Right click on your project, then add a service based database to your project
To play the demo, You can create a simple employee table
Click the Add New Data Source link, then select the Database item
Next, Enter your connection string name. The connection string will automatically add to the application configuration file
You need to select DataGridView mode for your data source, then drag DataGridView to your winform
As you can see, the BindingSource control is automatically added to your winform
The BindingSource component serves many purposes. It simplifies binding controls on a form to data by providing currency management, change notification, and other services between Windows Forms controls and data sources
The BindingSource component can act as a strongly typed data source
You need to open your DataSet, then set the primary key of the employees table to automatically increase
Run your project, then you can enter sample data to play the demo
Every time you run or rebuild your project, the data in the debug folder will be deleted, you should copy your database to another folder
To create a setup file with SQL database, you need to add your database to the Application Folder
You can add requirements install SQL Server Express before installing your application
Right click on the setup project, the select open folder in file explorer from the menu
You can find your setup file in the release folder
If you get permission error, you should set the database permissions to Full Control
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