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"Phill" <Phill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, I am now able to connect to the database. It didn't really do me
> any
> good though. I want to import an Access table into it but there aren't
> any
> tools to do so. No ODBC drivers, nothing. So how are we supposed to
> import
> data into SSE2K? Thanks.
>
> "Roger Wolter[MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> When you created the database in that location, you probably did it as a
>> user instance because that's the Visual Studio default. The user running
>> Visual Studio has permissions to that directory because he created it.
>> You
>> are now trying to attach it to the main SQL Server instance instead of
>> the
>> user instance, The main SQL Express instance is running as Network
>> Service
>> and more than likely does not have permissions to open files in you
>> application directory. You can get around this by giving Network Service
>> read-write permission on the database and log files. Be aware that while
>> the files are attached to the main instance, your application using the
>> user
>> instance connection will not be able to access them.
>>
>> Check this article for an explanation of user instances:
>>
>>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/sql/express/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnsse/html/sqlexpuserinst.asp
>>
>>
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>> "Phill" <Phill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1CF63F8E-902B-4AD7-A2F8-B7DA7233D7AE@microsoft.com...
>> >I am building a web app using VS 2K5 with SQL Server Express as the
>> >backend.
>> > The project and database are stored in the default location: My
>> > Documents\Visual Studio 2005\WebSites\MyWebSiteName. I also downloaded
>> > and
>> > installed the SQL Server Management Studio Express to be able to manage
>> > the
>> > database. The problem I have is that I am unable to attach the
>> > database.
>> > I
>> > go through the process but the SSMSE won't allow me to navigate to
>> > where
>> > my
>> > database is. I'm needing to import a table with a lot of data. Is
>> > this a
>> > bug? Do I need to temporarily move my database file? Thanks.
>>
>>
>>