How to use the downloadable applications for Murachs ASP.NET 2.

0 Web Programming with C# 2005

Thank you for downloading the sample applications for Murachs ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with C# 2005. If you have installed Visual Studio 2005 on your system, and you have successfully unzipped the downloadable files, you are ready to begin working with many of these applications. However, before you begin working with the sample applications that use the Halloween database, you must attach this database to SQL Server Express. In addition, you must grant ASP.NET the proper access to this database. Youll learn how to perform these tasks in this document.
How to attach the database and grant ASP.NET access to it from Windows Explorer How to attach the Halloween database from the command prompt How to grant ASP.NET access to the database from the command prompt How to use the sqlcmd tool to execute commands How to restore the original Halloween database How to detach the Halloween database 2 2 3 4 4 4

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How to attach the database and grant ASP.NET access to it from Windows Explorer
The easiest way to attach the Halloween database to SQL Server Express and grant ASP.NET access to it is to run the batch files we provide from Windows Explorer. To do that, just follow these steps: 1. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the C:\Murach\ASP2CS\Database directory. 2. Double-click the db_attach.bat file to run it. This should attach a database named Halloween to the SQL Server Express database server on the local machine. 3. Right-click the db_grant_access.sql file and select Edit to open it in a text editor. Then, replace all occurrences of [machineName] with the name of your computer (MikePC, for example). When youre done, save the file. 4. Double-click the db_grant_access.bat file to run it. This should grant a user named ASPNET owner access to the Halloween database. If you encounter problems, you can read the topics that follow to learn more about attaching a database and granting the necessary access to ASP.NET.

How to attach the Halloween database from the command prompt

If you have trouble attaching the database by running the db_attach.bat file from Windows Explorer, you can run this file from the command prompt instead. Then, you can see any error messages that are displayed, which will help you troubleshoot any problems that you may encounter. You can run this batch file from the command prompt as follows: 1. Start the command prompt (StartAll ProgramsAccessoriesCommand Prompt). 2. Use the cd (change directory) command to navigate to the Database subdirectory of the directory that holds the applications file (C:\Murach\ASP2CS) like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\Mike>cd \murach\asp2cs\database

3. Run the db_attach.bat file like this:

C:\Murach\ASP2CS\Database>db_attach.bat

The db_attach.bat file uses the sqlcmd tool to run the commands stored in the db_attach.sql file from SQL Server Express on the local machine. To do that, this bat file issues a single command:
sqlcmd -S localhost\SQLExpress -E /i db_attach.sql

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The sql file creates a database named Halloween and attaches the primary data file (Halloween.mdf) and the log file (Halloween_log.ldf) to that database. To do that, this file issues these commands:
create database Halloween on primary (filename = 'C:\Murach\ASP2CS\Database\Halloween.mdf') log on (filename = 'C:\Murach\ASP2CS\Database\Halloween_log.ldf') for attach go

If you decide to store the sample applications in a different directory, you can edit the db_attach.sql file to specify the correct paths for the Halloween.mdf and Halloween_log.ldf files.

How to grant ASP.NET access to the database from the command prompt
If you have trouble granting ASP.NET access to the Halloween database by running the db_grant_access.bat file from Windows Explorer, you can follow the steps below to make sure that youve edited this batch file properly. Then, you can run this file from the command prompt so you can see any error messages that are displayed. 1. Open the db_grant_access.sql file in a text editor. 2. Replace all occurrences of [machineName] with the name of your computer and then save the file. For example, if you replace [machineName] with MikePC, the commands in the file will look like this:
sp_grantlogin 'MikePC\ASPNET' go use Halloween go sp_grantlogin 'MikePC\ASPNET' go sp_grantdbaccess 'MikePC\ASPNET' go sp_addrolemember 'db_owner', 'MikePC\ASPNET' go exit

This grants a user named ASPNET on a computer named MikePC access to the Halloween database. 3. Run the db_grant_access.bat file from the command prompt like this:
C:\Murach\ASP2CS\Database>db_grant_access.bat

This batch file executes the commands stored in the db_grant_access.sql file shown above.

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How to use the sqlcmd tool to execute commands

If necessary, you can use the sqlcmd tool that comes with SQL Server Express to interactively run the commands that are stored in the sql files. That way, you can run these commands one at a time to see if they are successful. To do that, start a command prompt. Then, start the sqlcmd tool like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\Mike>sqlcmd -S localhost\SQLExpress

Once the sqlcmd tool is started, you can enter a command like the ones shown on the previous page. Then, you can type go to execute the command like this:
1> sp_grantlogin 'MikePC\ASPNET' 2> go

To end the sqlcmd tool, just type exit.

How to restore the original Halloween database

If you need to restore the original Halloween database, you can do that by running the db_restore.bat file, which runs the script stored in the db_restore.sql file. This script starts by detaching the Halloween database. Then, it copies the original database files, which are stored in the Original Database directory, over the current files in the Database directory. Finally, it reattaches the database.

How to detach the Halloween database

If you need to detach the Halloween database from the server, you can do that by running the db_detach.bat file. For example, if you want to move the mdf and ldf files for the Halloween database after youve already attached the database, youll need to detach the database. Then, you can move the files and use an edited version of the db_attach.sql file to attach them later.