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i only have sql server 2000, so i dont know if this reply will completely answer your question. try creating a new database then importing the data into it. if that doesnt work, then try copying your .mdf and .mdl to a different name, then attaching them in sql server as a different database name. if neither of those work, then i would wait for someone else who might have a better idea or (perhaps quicker) would be what you suggested.

have you tried this? Select * from books where year(publishingdate) = '" & ComVal.text & "'

im sure its possible to open up a dll during runtime so you can somewhat explore what objects are in it, but how do you do it? ive tried messing around with things in the System.Reflection, mostly with the Assembly object in that, but cant seem to figure it out. any ideas? thanks

thanks for your input. i am working on this on a windows 2003 server. even this is new to me. i dont understand how to use the asp.net iis registration tool, and after looking at the list, i dont know which parameter i would use. my current directory structure is as follows: /root (not the default website) |-/bin | |-file.dll | |-Default.aspx |-other files i deleted the default website, and looking back at it now, that was probably a mistake. its just something im used to doing because i never used it from when i worked with regular asp.

i have been trying to learn how to use asp.net with c# and i cant seem to get my website to work with files that i have put in the /bin. i have tried uncompiled .cs files, and dlls. i am under the impression that all i need to do is, if i wanted to inherit a page type, is add the tag: <%@ Page Language="c#" Inherits="BasePage" %> is that wrong? what other steps do i need to take to have this work? i will let you know this though, i did create the site manually. (meaning i just added a folder /bin to it. IIS didnt do it.) do i need to do something in IIS to let it know that there are files to link to? thanks.