HELP: SqlCeConnection Path Error In .NET Compact Framework (Pocket PC Emulator)

Hi all,



I am trying to access my SQL Server database through SqlCeConnection:



cecon = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source=D:\D_Drive\csharppract\nddbpda\nddbpda\nddbpdadatabase.sdf");
cecon.Open();




I am getting the following error:



System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeException was unhandled
Message="The path is not valid. Check the directory for the database. [ Path = D:\D_Drive\csharppract\nddbpda\nddbpda\nddbpdadatabase.sdf ]"
HResult=-2147467259
NativeError=25009
Source="SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition ADO.NET Data Provider"
StackTrace:
at System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeConnection.ProcessResults()
at System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeConnection.Open()
at System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeConnection.Open()
at nddbpda.frmCeMain.frmCeMain_Load()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form._SetVisibleNotify()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible()
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()
at nddbpda.Program.Main()






When I tried to get the path from which the database file is being accepted, I got a different path:



string path;
path = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase);
MessageBox.Show(path);






This code gives me this path:



Program Files
ddbpda






Then I changed the path in my connection string to this:



cecon = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source=\Program Files\nddbpda\nddbpdadatabase.sdf");
cecon.Open();






When I ran my application it worked (virtually), but the database is not getting updated (for obvious reasons).





What should I do now to correct this?



Thanks in advance.



Saswata.