Can I use one .mdf file in multiple projects

Bhautik Moradiya

I have a project PROJECT_A which contains mdf file database. In the solution of this project I added one new project - PROJECT_B.

My question is:Can I use .mdf file from PROJECT_A in PROJECT_B?

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Yousof radwan5y ago
u can add .mdf file to your project by this way :
1- right click at app-data folder
2- select new item
3- select existing item
4- prowess at your pc the .mdf folder
5- run this file then you can using database first and creat your models
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Amit Gupta7y ago
Open the treeview Of your project where you can see Reference -> right click -> Add reference and then choose your mdf file
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Bhautik Moradiya7y ago
Hello Rajanikant Hawaldar,

As per your guidence,
I do right click on project B and then properties > then I'm not getting this Add Reference > Existing Item > Select the .mdf.

What I do .... Here Tiifin_service is my project A and smsScheduler is Project B
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Rajanikant Hawaldar7y ago
You can add .mdf file as a Link Reference to project B Right click project B and then properties > Add Reference > Existing Item > Select the .mdf file and in the add button select Add As Link option. https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/1200034/Can-I-use-the-multiple-client-one-SQL-mdf-file-at
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Bhautik Moradiya7y ago
Can you guide me? How can I do that
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Amit Gupta7y ago
Of course , you can use that.
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