SQL Server Compact 'Data Directory' macro in Connection String - more info needed
- by codeulike
So, as described on this msdn page, when you define a Connection String for
SQL Server Compact 3.5, you can use the "Data Directory" macro, like this:
quote from this msdn page:
Data Directory Support
SQL Server Compact 3.5 now supports the Data Directory macro. This means that if you add the string |DataDirectory| (enclosed in pipe symbols) to a file path, it will resolve to the path of the database.
For example, consider the connection string:
"Data Source= c:\program files\MyApp\Mydb.sdf"
When using Data Directory, you can instead use the following connection string:
"Data Source = |DataDirectory|\Mydb.sdf"
For more information, see How to: Deploy a SQL Server Compact 3.5 Database with an Application.
However, the 'for more information' link on msdn doesn't actually give any more information.
So my question is:
How does the |Data Directory| macro translate at run time? For WinForm apps, it seems to just give the location of the executable. Or is it more complicated than that?
