Creating a New Database

Before you can start using a database system like MSDE, the first thing you will need to do is create a new database. Each database contains a group of one or more database tables. Realize that database systems can contain many databases. For example, if you are hosting your ASP.NET Web pages at a remote Web hosting company, chances are they use a single database system like Microsoft SQL Server but have a database for each customer.

We will need to use the Web Matrix Project in order to work with MSDE. Let's start by creating a new database.

If you are hosting your ASP.NET Web pages at a remote Web host, chances are you ...

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