How to retrive the data from a sqlite file(.db3) in windows phone 8.1(runtime)

Question

hey guys
i installed the sqlite and sqlite-net as requested in other answers i found, changed to x86, and add the .db3 file in my project.
but the problem is how to retrive the data that already in the file( i am not creating any table or data in the app, just read)
all the answer i found is to create a table first and then read the table, i tried to skip the step of creating a table, and read from the table directly, but failed with " no such table", by the way, i set the property of the .db3 file as "content",
"copy if newer"
can anyone please help? i appreciate that !

Answer 1

Hello,
From your description, you want to read data from available sqlite file. When you add the sqlite file into your project, you need to change the sqlite file build action to content. After deploying to device, the sqlite file is located in installation folder,
you need to copy that file into storage folder before reading data. Please try the following code snippets.
private async void Button_Click_9(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
//check if file exists in storage folder, and then copy to local storage
bool flag = await FileExistsAsync("Data.db3");
if (!flag)
var folder = await Package.Current.InstalledLocation.GetFileAsync("Data.db3");
await folder.CopyAsync(Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder);
// open sqlite and read data
public async Task<bool> FileExistsAsync(string fileName)
try
await Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.GetFileAsync(fileName);
return true;
catch (FileNotFoundException)
return false;
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