Local data files in Visual C# Express 2008

While learning data binding for Windows.Forms, I noticed that changes made to data in the DataGridView weren't written back into the local SQL Server database file when the form was closing, even after calling TableAdapter.Update(). Turns out that Visual C# Express 2008 (and VS 2008 in general) copies your local data file each time you build your project to the output folder. The original version of the database file is only modified if you change the schema or edit data using VS. This also means that if you make changes to the data while programming, then change the database schema in VS, the changes you have made in the database file in the output folder would be overwritten.

See Also

• Local Data Overview
• How to: Manage Local Data Files in Your Project