Once we have an instance of SQL Server running on the end user's computer, the next step is to add a database to it. This will give us a place to store our application's data. With WiX, we can define a new database in a declarative style rather than with an external SQL script.
The following steps show how to create a new database with the SqlDatabase
element:
Add
SqlExtension
to the project by right-clicking on the References node in Solution Explorer and selecting OK after navigating to Add Reference... | Browse | WixSqlExtension.dll | Add.Add the
SqlExtension
namespace to theWix
element:<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:sql="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/SqlExtension">
Add a
Component
element that hasKeyPath
set toyes
:<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER"> <Component...