Please Help! SQLCE Error

Hi, I'm trying to change the data handling portion of an Application I'm writing for Windows Mobile 2003, to SQL rather than using a streamwriter. I'm receiving an error when trying to create a database.

Here's the error:

An unhandled exception of type 'System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeException' occurred in System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll

Additional information: SqlCeException

Here's the code:

VB Code:

Dim dsAircraft As DataSet = Nothing
        Dim daAircraft As SqlCeDataAdapter = Nothing
        Dim ssceConn As SqlCeConnection = Nothing
 
        Dim DataPath As String = "Data Source=" & AppInfo.AppPath & "\aircraft.sdf"
        If System.IO.File.Exists(AppInfo.AppPath & "\aircraft.sdf") = False Then
            Dim engine As New SqlCeEngine(DataPath)
            engine.CreateDatabase()         <--------------ERROR OCCURS HERE!
        End If
 
        ssceConn = New SqlCeConnection(DataPath)
        'Insert a new aircraft
        Dim insertCommand As SqlCeCommand = ssceConn.CreateCommand()
 
        'Set the CommandText for the command
        'The ?'s represent parameters that will be set later
        insertCommand.CommandText = "Insert Into People(name, l_name) Values (?,?)"
 
        'Add parameters and assign them the values from the TextBoxes on the form
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("code", SqlDbType.NText, 10))
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("n_number", SqlDbType.NText, 8))
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("bow", SqlDbType.Decimal))
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("mac", SqlDbType.Decimal))
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("maxfuel", SqlDbType.Decimal))
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("hour1", SqlDbType.Decimal))
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("hour2", SqlDbType.Decimal))
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("hour3", SqlDbType.Decimal))
        insertCommand.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("mgtow", SqlDbType.Decimal))
 
 
        insertCommand.Parameters("code").Value = txtCode.Text
        insertCommand.Parameters("n_number").Value = txtNNumber.Text
        insertCommand.Parameters("bow").Value = txtBOW.Text
        insertCommand.Parameters("mac").Value = txtMAC.Text
        insertCommand.Parameters("maxfuel").Value = txtMaxFuel.Text
        insertCommand.Parameters("hour1").Value = txtBurn1.Text
        insertCommand.Parameters("hour2").Value = txtBurn2.Text
        insertCommand.Parameters("hour3").Value = txtBurn3.Text
        insertCommand.Parameters("mgtow").Value = txtMGTOW.Text
 
        btnAddAircraft.Enabled = False
        ssceConn.Open()
        insertCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
        ssceConn.Close()
        btnAddAircraft.Enabled = True

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Jim

Hi,
what is the value in Appinfo.AppPath?

Code looks ok - there is a sample at http://samples.gotdotnet.com/quickst...pactFramework/

Pete

I checked out my AppInfo.Path value... I put a watch on DataPath and it's coming up fine "Data Source=\Program Files\SDA4\aircraft.sdf"

I noticed that my memory is dropping to about 11% when I run the program, maybe that's why?!?!?

Grrrr


Oh, and by the way... All the code I used is from that exact site you quoted above!

Thanks,
Jim

You might try catching that specific type of exception, you generally get better info on the exception when you do this. Perhaps it would give you the key you need.

You might consider putting the database on removable media, it is somewhat more durable, since the db won't go away on a hard restart, or low power issue.