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Creating A Database
Create a new database
You can either connect to an existing database or create a new database from within the ASP.NET Web Matrix.

In this walkthrough, you will create a new database called Orders within your database server.

  1. Complete the walkthrough titled Connect to a new data source.

     
  2. Click the Create a new database link at the bottom of the Connect to Database dialog. 

    New Connection Dialog

  3. You will see the Enter Information dialog box appear. Type Orders in the database name box and click OK

    Enter Database Name

     

  4. The ASP.NET Web Matrix will create a new Orders database. You will see a tree view in the Workspace window that contains a parent node named localhost.Orders. The parent node contains two child nodes - one named Tables and another named Stored Procedures

    Data Window Orders Database

     

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