Error opening .mdf file through SQL Server Management Studio Express

Question

I am doing a project of a web enabled database. I have created the database file in my PC.

Now when I just want to open .mdf i.e. of the database I created, I cannot open it in other PC. I even had copied the .ldf file i.e the log file to that PC.

Since I need to transfer the database to the Server later, I don't know how I will dump the database in that server from my PC so that the company can use it.

Answer 1

The basics of using mdf file is like this:

1. Create a new database using SQL Server (set the path for the file as you wish)
2. If you wish to move the file elsewhere,
   • detach the database from your server
   • copy/move the file to wherever you wish
   • attach the file as database in SQL server

You are not supposed to open the file by double-clicking as mime setting or attachment of extensions migh not be there in the target machine.

Why don't you use the decent method to copy/move database?