Thanks! Couldn't find a scottgu link on that actual page but with a little
searching... I assume you meant this:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/default.aspx
Looks like I have a bit of reading to do....
"sloan" wrote:
> WSAT is (imho) more for the hobbyist or the most basic of web pages....and
> not a real enterprise application.
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> It is mainly for altering roles inside the web.config file.
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> I would RUN AWAY from it.
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> You need to do some searching for
> "MembershipProvider" and "RoleProvider".
>
> Go here
> http://sholliday.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A68482B9628A842A!160.entry
> and find the scottgu link .... and you'll see how to work within the
> confines of Sql Server 2000 as well.
>
> VS2005 put a lot of stuff in .... which is geared toward RAPID development.
> I call that prototype development.
> So I'd say this...just because its in VS2005, doesn't mean you necessarily
> should be using it.
>
> Esp the WSAT. That thing was a complete waste of time.
> And it didn't work on a remote setup, only a local web.config file if I
> recall correctly. Aka, the hobbyist.
>
>
> Find the scottgu link ... and work with it. He's forgotten more about
> asp.net then most of us will ever learn.
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> "B. Chernick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:19EB5168-4AE9-448A-A279-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have extensive programming experience in windows and asp.net 1.1 but I've
> > just started looking at access control in 2.0 and I'm absolutely lost.
> > (Background note: I'm writing a 2.0 website for a company intranet, no
> > outside access so far as I know. I'm using Visual Studio 2005 Team
> > Edition
> > and I'm only allowed to use SQL Server 2000.)
> >
> > So before I do anything else I'd like to ask: Does the Web Site
> > Adminstration Tool even work with SQL Server 2000? (I've read the WSAT
> > help
> > and I've run aspnet_regsql but I still can't get it to work. Still
> > digging...)
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