public void Compact (
	string connectionString
)

Public Sub Compact ( _
	connectionString As String _
)

Dim instance As SqlCeEngine
Dim connectionString As String

instance.Compact(connectionString)

public:
void Compact (
	String^ connectionString
)

public function Compact (
	connectionString : String
)

Parameters

connectionString

String

The connection string to the destination database.

The connection string specifies a connection to the destination database that will be created by this method.

An exception is thrown if the specified database already exists or if another file with the same name already exists. .

If you pass an empty string for the connection string, the new database file overwrites the old database file and maintains the same name.

The following example demonstrates how to compact a SQL Server Everywhere Edition database.

Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Compact Framework

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