Using Base with a C# Program

[High0ctane]

Hello,

I'm working on a project for a friend, and I have a couple questions. It's pretty much my first program using a database. I decided to try Base. So:

1-I found a namespace in C# to interact with ODBC Databases...I saw that Base databases are saved in .odb format, I'M guessing that the System.Data.Odbc namespace is the right one huh?

2-What would be a typical connection string for a Base database? I'm pretty much only missing the provider string...

3-Can I still use something like Crystal Reports to create my reports using the data in my Base database?

4-Is there a size limit for the Base databases?

5-Does my client have to have Base installed on his PC for him to use my program with my database?


Sorry for the newb questions...

[Villeroy]

Base is not a "database program". Your *.odb is a zip actually. The zip contains a database frontend consisting of some configuration and embedded Writer documents (forms and reports).
There is one "special" type of database where the raw data of a http://hsqldb.org backend is wrapped into the same zip-archive as the frontend. This is what the developers call a "self-contained database".
No, there is no connection string for a zip.
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