c# - How to backup a SQL Server 2014 Express Localdb (.mdf) file programmatically

Question

I have simple Windows application which uses SQL Server 2014 LocalDB (.mdf file).

And I want that whenever users click exit button, my application automatically backup its localdb file (.mdf) to another folder in the same computer of users.

I wrote below simple code but a SQLException syntax error occurred:

Incorrect syntax near`'C:greendb_angelheart.mdf'

(DATABASE ""{0}"" syntax seems fine)

And I'm worried whether it's right to connect to the specific localdb file by using normal SqlConnection code.

My simple code is:

private void Window_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{
    if (MessageBox.Show("Really want to exit? Thank you !", MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Warning) == MessageBoxResult.No)
    {
            e.Cancel = true;
    }
    else
    {
            string backuppath_basic = @"c:Green_Backup";

            if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists("backuppath_basic"))
            {
                System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(backuppath_basic);
            }

            var greendbfileName = System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), string.Format("greendb_{0}.mdf", personID));
            var copied_greendbfileName = string.Format(@"C:greendb_{0}.mdf", personID);

            string localConnectionString = string.Format(@"Data Source=(LocalDB)MSSQLLocalDB;AttachDbFilename= " + Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("APPDATA") + @"greendb_{0}.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;", personID);

            SqlConnection backupConn = new SqlConnection();
            backupConn.ConnectionString = localConnectionString;
            backupConn.Open();

            SqlCommand backupcomm = backupConn.CreateCommand();
            string backupdb = @"BACKUP DATABASE ""{0}"" TO DISK '{1}'";
            backupdb = string.Format(backupdb, greendbfileName, copied_greendbfileName);

            SqlCommand backupcreatecomm = new SqlCommand(backupdb, backupConn);
            backupcreatecomm.ExecuteNonQuery();

            backupConn.Close();

            Environment.Exit(0);
        }
    }

Answer 1

it may help someone.

Backup

try
{
    var dlg = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog();
    var result = dlg.ShowDialog(this.GetIWin32Window());

    if (result.ToString() == "OK")
    {
        var dbfileName = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "LibraryManger.mdf");
        var backupConn = new SqlConnection { ConnectionString = eb.GetConnectionString() };
        backupConn.Open();

        var backupcomm = backupConn.CreateCommand();
        var backupdb = $@"BACKUP DATABASE ""{dbfileName}"" TO DISK='{Path.Combine(dlg.SelectedPath,"LibraryManagement.bak")}'";
        var backupcreatecomm = new SqlCommand(backupdb, backupConn);
        backupcreatecomm.ExecuteNonQuery();
        backupConn.Close();

        MessageBox.Show($"Database backup has successfully stored in {Path.Combine(dlg.SelectedPath, "LibraryManagement.bak")}", "Confirmation");
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    if(ex.Message.Contains("Operating system error"))
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Please chose a public folder.", "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
    }
    else
        MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
}

Restore

You'll have to close existing connection before you restore

try
{
    if (eb != null)
    {
        eb.DisposeConnection();
        eb = null;
    }

    var dlg = new OpenFileDialog();
    dlg.InitialDirectory = "C:";
    dlg.Filter = "Database file (*.bak)|*.bak";
    dlg.RestoreDirectory = true;

    if (Equals(dlg.ShowDialog(), true))
    {
        using (var con = new SqlConnection())
        {
            con.ConnectionString = @"Data Source=(LocalDB)MSSQLLocalDB;Database=Master;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;";
            con.Open();
            var dbfileName = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "LibraryManger.mdf");
                using (var cmd = new SqlCommand())
                {
                    cmd.Connection = con;
                    cmd.CommandText = $@"RESTORE DATABASE ""{dbfileName}"" FROM DISK='{dlg.FileName}'";

                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                }
                con.Close();
            }

        MessageBox.Show($"Database backup has successfully restored.", "Confirmation");
        eb = new EntityBroker.EntityBroker();
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
}