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How Do I Attach a SQL Server Express Database to a Visual Studio 2010 project?


How do I do this?

  • Attach an SQL Server Express Database to a Visual Studio project so that...
    • my source control contains the most resent schema for the database including stored procedures (can' t use SQL Compact Ed. because need to be able write stored procedures against the database),
    • can be version controlled using TFS without using tools like Red Gate Source Control,
    • can be automatically set up/updated when a developer gets the latest version of a project (using MS Build or similar build script api),
    • (would be nice) can be published after entire project passes unit tests.

Is any of this possible and if so how do I do it?


Solution

  • Sounds like you want a migration framework, more than you want to store the actual database. Look into migration libraries for .Net like FluentMigrator.