Database Storage with the ASP.NET Web Matrix
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The ASP.NET Web Matrix Project is a free application that is especially beneficial for ASP.NET developers. It simplifies the process of creating the pages you want by minimizing the amount of manual coding you need to do. This article shows you how to create a database and table for usernames and passwords, as well as a registration page, and how to establish some password security.
For those of you that haven’t read my article introducing the ASP.NET Web Matrix Project, it is a self-contained, fully functional, free application that brings almost everything a budding ASP.NET developer could want to the table. It provides intelligent toolboxes and code wizards that can help you create the pages you want with a minimum of manual coding in a well designed and aesthetically pleasing environment.
This article aims to show just how easy it is to create dynamic pages that can write information to and retrieve information from databases. One thing the Web Matrix doesn’t come with is an integrated database engine; however, you can download the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine for free, which integrates extremely well with the Web Matrix. Or, if you have Microsoft Access on your machine, this is configured for use with the application during install. For the purpose of this article, I’m assuming you’ve downloaded and installed the SQL Server described above.
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