How migrate from SQL Express to SQL Server

[VB Programmer]

Using ASP.NET 2.0

I have a website which uses SQL Express.

My hosting company supports only SQL Server.

Any suggestions? What's the easiest way to migrate when I deploy? Will I
have to change any code, or just the connection string?

Thanks!

 

[William Vaughn]

It depends on whether or not you used the one and only feature in SQL
Express that's not supported on other editions--User Instance.
Otherwise, I expect that all you'll need to do is detach/reattach the
database and change the connection string.

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[VB Programmer]

Would I have had to explicitly used User Instance? I don't think I used
it...

 

[William Vaughn]

Check your ConnectionString.

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