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I'm creating a hotel management service in C# on Visual Studio (Mac) and I can't seem to find a good explanation on how to add a local database file to my project. I created my database table in open office (.odb file) but there doesn't seem to be a way for me to implement this in my project. The documentation has nothing on this either. Any one got a clue how to add databases to a Mac Visual studio project?
3 Answers
there are no localDB in visual studio for mac, you need to install the docker image for sql server.
You can run SQL Server on a Mac now:
Visual Studio For Mac Download
Using Docker it can be made as your localhost SQL Server. I've done this and it works. SQL Management studio for Mac is useful too.
Hope this helps someone.
RichardRichardConsider using sqlite instead
Microsoft RazorPagesMovie tutorial using sqlite instead of localdb in Visual Studio 2019 for Mac:
- Follow Tutorial: Get started with Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core
- And the second part: Add a model to a Razor Pages app in ASP.NET Core