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need an embedded database for a C# application

 
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This might be better suited for one of the database forums, but since it has to work with C# I thought I'd start here.

I need to write a desktop application that can connect to the admin share of a remote computer, so I decided to drag out Visual Studio and try to remember the C# stuff that I learned over 5 years ago but haven't used since. I need a simple, local, embedded database to store some information about the remote machines that the app will connect to such as the computer name, a description, a location and so on. I downloaded Firebird but I'm finding it confusing to get implemented and I'm wondering if there is something else out there that is simple to use with C# and maybe already has a management api made for use with C#.
 
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Talking to myself by answering my own post. I'm going to spend today evaluating SQLite and the System.Data.SQLite wrapper. Any suggestions on using this setup are welcome.
 
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Just an hint: why don't you just use SQL server compact ? Not much a fan of .NET world myself, but a colleagues of mine who is quite keen on Microsoft technology found it good for simple data storage.
 
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Thanks, I'll look at that, too. I'm not a MS fan, but I need to write a desktop app with access to the Win API. I wish there was a Java library for the Win API.
 
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Oh, you're welcome . By the way, it is true that there is no Java wrapper for winapi... Anyway, at least for a try, you may have a look at JNA project. Not gone into it deeply, but it seems to allow java developer to wrap easily any DLL. And winapi is a particular DLL after all. Or, you may try to incapsulate winapi call in a c# written DLL and use it via JNA.
 
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