https://github.com/karenpayneoregon/copy-db-postbuild-vb

Learn an alternate method to provide a new local database available within the application folder rather than dynamically creating a new database at runtime.
https://github.com/karenpayneoregon/copy-db-postbuild-vb

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Learn an alternate method to provide a new local database available within the application folder rather than dynamically creating a new database at runtime.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/karenpayneoregon/copy-db-postbuild-vb
• Owner: karenpayneoregon
• Created: 2020-05-29T20:02:47.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-05-29T21:00:56.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-29T00:30:14.159Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: database, post-build, technet-article, vb-net
• Language: Visual Basic .NET
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• Size: 155 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: readme.md

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# About

When a VB.NET project (same can be easily done in C# also) requires a file or database to replace when missing, or never existed, the common idea is to create the database at runtime. Creating a database means extra libraries will be needed along with the possibility of failure. Rather than do this at runtime this repository offers an alternate method which is to place a safe copy of a database in a sub folder of the application, when needed copy to the application folder. A key aspect of this method involves several items to be in place which are discussed in an upcoming TechNet article.

[Microsoft TechNet article](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/53901.copy-files-post-build-in-visual-studio.aspx)

- Will work with any file type

- Leaves off where copy to output folder ends

![screenshot](assets/PB1.png)

```

FileHelper.CopyDatabase(True)

If Not FileHelper.IsSuccessFul Then

    If FileHelper.DatbaseInuse Then

        MessageBox.Show("Please close the database and try again")

    Else

        MessageBox.Show(FileHelper.LastExceptionMessage)

    End If

Else

```