Console Application not updating the database

Question

Dear all,
I am new to c# development. I have a console application front end in program.cs
I have a local database on visual studio.
When I execute the stored procedure locally on the database the data is getting updated in the database.
When I update the same through Console Application - the data is not appearing in the database.
Can somebody throw light on this? Where I am missing
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace AssetApp
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
bool value = true;
while (value)
value = getdisplay();
//Console.ReadLine();
//value = false;
private static bool getdisplay()
Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------- ");
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------");
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("----------Asset Application------------");
Console.WriteLine(" 1 Company Asset ");
Console.WriteLine(" 2 Standby Laptop Register ");
Console.WriteLine(" 3 Scrap Register ");
Console.WriteLine(" 4 Purchase Register ");
Console.WriteLine(" 5 Service Call Report ");
Console.WriteLine(" 6 IT Helpdesk ");
Console.WriteLine(" 7 Exit ");
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------");
string input = Console.ReadLine();
switch (input)
case "1":
CompanyAsset();
break;
case "2":
Console.WriteLine("Standy Laptop Register");
break;
case "3":
Console.WriteLine("Scrap Register");
break;
case "4":
Console.WriteLine("Purchase Register");
break;
case "5":
Console.WriteLine("Service call Report");
break;
case "6":
Console.WriteLine("IT Helpdesk");
break;
case "7":
return false;
default:
break;
return true;
private static void CompanyAsset()
Console.WriteLine("------Company Asset------------------------");
Console.WriteLine("Type the Department Name");
string departmentName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Type the First Name");
string firstName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Type the Last Name");
string lastName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Type the User Name");
string userName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Type the Model Number");
string modelNumber = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Type the AssetTypeID");
string assetTypeID = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Type the SerialNumber");
string serialNumber = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Type the WarrantyStartDate");
DateTime warrantyStartDate = Convert.ToDateTime(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Type the WarrantyEndDate");
DateTime warrantyEndDate = Convert.ToDateTime(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Company");
string company = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("EngineerID");
string engineerID = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("ITHelpdeskID");
string itHelpdeskID = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("EmpID");
string empID = Console.ReadLine();
//Handshake
SqlConnection myNewConnection = new SqlConnection("Data Source=.\\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\\AssetApp.mdf;Integrated Security=True");
//open the database
myNewConnection.Open();
//create command
SqlCommand myCommand = myNewConnection.CreateCommand();
//using the stored procedue to update the database using parameters add
myCommand.CommandText = "InsertAsset";
myCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@DepartmentName", departmentName));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@FirstName", firstName));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@LastName", lastName));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@UserName", userName));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@ModelNumber", modelNumber));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@AssetTypeID", int.Parse(assetTypeID)));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@SerialNumber", serialNumber));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@WarrantyStartDate", warrantyStartDate));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@WarrantyEndDate", warrantyEndDate));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@Company", company));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@EngineerID", int.Parse(engineerID)));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@ITHelpdeskID", int.Parse(itHelpdeskID)));
myCommand.Parameters.Add(new SqlParameter("@EmpID", int.Parse(empID)));
int recordsAffected = myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
if (recordsAffected == 1)
Console.WriteLine("Successful your entry");
else
Console.WriteLine("Your entry is not successful");
myNewConnection.Close();
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to continue");
Console.ReadLine();
public static void StandbyLaptopRegister()
Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------");
Console.WriteLine("Select the Date & Time");
string DateTime = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("");
ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.InsertAsset
@DepartmentName NVARCHAR(50),
@FirstName NVARCHAR(50),
@LastName NVARCHAR(50),
@UserName NVARCHAR(50),
@ModelNumber NVARCHAR(50),
@AssetTypeID INT,
@SerialNumber NVARCHAR(50),
@WarrantyStartDate SMALLDATETIME,
@WarrantyEndDate SMALLDATETIME,
@Company NVARCHAR(50),
@EngineerID INT,
@ITHelpdeskID INT,
@EmpID INT
@parameter1 int = 5,
@parameter2 datatype OUTPUT
AS
/* SET NOCOUNT ON */
BEGIN
INSERT CompanyAsset(DepartmentName,
FirstName,
LastName,
UserName,
ModelNumber,
AssetTypeID,
SerialNumber,
WarrantyStartDate,
WarrantyEndDate,
Company,
EngineerID,
ITHelpdeskID,
EmpID)
VALUES(@DepartmentName,
@FirstName,
@LastName,
@UserName,
@ModelNumber,
@AssetTypeID,
@SerialNumber,
@WarrantyStartDate,
@WarrantyEndDate,
@Company,
@EngineerID,
@ITHelpdeskID,
@EmpID)
/*RETURN @@IDENTITY*/
END
Cheers
Sathya

Answer 1

Hello,
Usually when I see
AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory| ...
The database was added into the project via the IDE add new data source and if so make sure under the property window for the database that "Copy to Output Directory" is set to either the first or last option as the default "Copy always"
copies the database each time you build the project thus overwrites the last time you ran the project.
I would recommend the "Copy if Newer" which means the database is only copied if you make changes to the database. Set "Copy if newer", build run check results.
Of course this may not be the issue but may very well be too.
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