In ASP.NET you often require the ID of a row that you have inserted into a SQL database, either to display the record, or to use the ID to modify data in linked tables. If you are using an SqlDataSource or ObjectDataSource then you can do this with the ReturnValue method. As an example, consider t... [More]

SQL Server 2008 Express edition with Tools has finally been released (It was launched on August 11th, but only today are the management tools available).  As I've been building web servers today, I've put together this comprehensive guide to setting up your website to work with SQL Server 2008.... [More]