Mango Sample: Local Database Part 2:2

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Storing Windows Phone application data is a pretty normal requirement. If you want it to persist across sessions, or even phone reboots, you really have three options:

  1. Save to the Cloud
  2. Save to Isolated Storage
  3. Save to Local Database

Each is correct for certain scenarios. But in this article, I will ONLY walk through the Local Database. This is an enhanced version of SQL CE – meaning your SQL skills are an asset. And, if you don’t have them, they come quickly.

Option 2: Use the Visual Designer

It seems intuitive to use the database visual designer at design-time. It is most unfortunate that this method is the least supported. Moreover, it seems just messy that we must drop to the Visual Studio DOS prompt and use SQLMetal to get it fully working. But here it is.

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