make a global connection between database and windows app

[JustinFojas]

I made a windows app connecting to a database but when i submitted my homework to my prof he said that the database is not connecting but the program runs. i am thinkingg there is something wrong with my app config because i used the wizard connect to the database.

so my question is.. is there a way to make the connection string work on any computer because the database it will be using is copied in the folder where the solution and program is.

  <connectionStrings>
        <add name="WindowsApplication1.My.MySettings.NORTHWNDConnectionString"
            connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\NORTHWND.MDF;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True"
            providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    </connectionStrings>

thanks

 

[Tom]

You would need to detail more what exactly the error is. I'm assuming though it is not finding the data file to attach to the database.

 

[kyoshiro]

can you make some clarification regarding your problem.

why not setting your data source path on data file of your project