Portable App with Database

[Guest DexterCamarillo]

I have this problem when publishing and installing my app in another pc.

 

This program is a windows application written in c#. This comes with a local db (.mdf)

 

I made the Connection String to be relative, that is

 

Data Source=(LocalDB)\MSSQLLocalDB;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\SampleDb.mdf;Integrated Security=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient

 

In the publish setting I did not include the SQL Server 2012 Express Local DB.

 

Only the .Net Framework 4.7.2 is included.

 

Then I encountered this error when running the app in another PC

 

error: 52: Unable to locate a Local Database Runtime installation. Verify that SQL Server Express is properly installed and the Local Database Runtime feature is enabled

 

 

 

What could I be missing out here. This is my first time publishing an application.

 

Thanks for the answer.

 

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