Questions tagged [sql-server-ce]
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"If not exists" fails on SQL CE
I've got an unexpected problem. I'm making a script to update the schema on a SQL CE database. This won't run:
if not exists
(
Select column_name from information_schema.columns
where column_name = 'TempTestField'
and table_name =…

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How can I add a column to an existing table?
How can I alter a table in SQL Server Compact Edition (SQL CE)?
I have an existing table, and I need to add an IDENTITY column.

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AssertionFailure: "null identifier" - FluentNH + SQLServerCE
The code fails at session.Save(employee); with AssertionFailure "null identifier". What am I doing wrong?
using FluentNHibernate.Cfg;
using FluentNHibernate.Cfg.Db;
using FluentNHibernate.Mapping;
using NHibernate;
using NHibernate.Cfg;
using…

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How to use Stored Procedure in SqlCE
I have just installed Sql Server Compact Edition. To my surprise, we can't use stored procedure in sql server CE. Do I have any alternative of Stored Procedure in Sql Server CE.
I am strongly obsessed with stored procedure, I can'nt think of an…

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Generate SQL CE database from EF Code-First DbContext class
I've defined a set of classes in the style of Entity Framework Code-First conventions and annotated the class properties with System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations attributes.
Now I want to generate a SQL Server Compact Edition (SCSE) (4.0) database…

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Best way to export SQL Server database to sqlite (or SQL Server Compact)
Do someone know what would be the best way to transform a big SQL Server database to sqlite or SQL Server compact ?
SQL Server database should be around 50-70Gb.
There are some examples on internet (script schema) but I didn't find anything…

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How to use parameter with LIKE in Sql Server Compact Edition
I'm trying to parameterise a search query that uses the LIKE keyword with a wildcard. The original sql has dynamic sql like this:
"AND JOB_POSTCODE LIKE '" + isPostCode + "%' "
So I've tried this instead, but I get a FormatException:
"AND…

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Why saving changes to a database fails?
I have following C# code in a console application.
Whenever I debug the application and run the query1 (which inserts a new value into the database) and then run query2 (which displays all the entries in the database), I can see the new entry I…

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SQL Compact select top 1
While porting an application from SQL 2005 to SQL Server Compact Edition, I found that I need to port this command:
SELECT TOP 1 Id FROM tblJob WHERE Holder_Id IS NULL
But SQL Server Compact Edition doesn't support the TOP keyword. How can I port…

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What happens if limit of Sql Server Compact Edition is reached?
What happens if a database reaches the limit of 4GB of the SQL Server Compact Edition? Is there a special exception for this?
Can I safely catch this event or exception and, let's say, create a new database?

flash
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How to check a SQL Server CE database for indexes?
Is there a way to list all SQL Server CE database table indexes, or at least for individual tables?

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MS Sync Framework and SQL Server Compact
I develop a Windows C# application which can work in Online and Offline mode.
When in Online mode it connects to a SQL Server. In Offline mode it connects to a local DB.
I use the Microsoft Sync Framework 2.1 to sync the 2 databases on demand.
Until…

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Reset AutoNumber(Identity Field) in Database
I Use a Sql Server Compact Edition Database File For Store the Data in My Windows Application Software.
In this database I have a table with an identity field.
When I insert a record into the Table, the identity code increments automatically. But…

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What is the number of maximum concurrent connections for Sql CE 3.5?
as google does not deliver what i want to know, i try to ask stackoverflow :)
what is the number of max concurrent connections to a sql ce 3.5 database?
thanks
j.

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SQL Server CE in a multi user scenario - is this really, really stupid?
I am trying to use SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5 as a database backend for a sales application. There would be 3-4 installations of a Windows Forms application which would all (via LINQ2SQL) read from and write to one .sdf file located on a network…

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