Beginning Web Development, Silverlight, and ASP.NET AJAX

CHAPTER 4 ■ DATA BINDING WITH ASP.NET 81
Figure 4-12. Finding a database to attach
Once you’ve done this, the database and its log file will be attached to your SQL
Server instance, and you will be able to write applications that access it from within
Visual Studio.
Note that if you are using Windows Vista, the operating system will prevent you from
writing to the Data directory for security reasons, and this operation will fail. You will need
to navigate to the MDF and LDF files for AdventureWorks from within Windows Explorer
and use the security settings in the Properties dialog box. Add permissions for the SQL
Server processes to have full control over these files.
Once you’ve connected the database, you can view its contents within Management
Studio. See Figure 4-13 for an example of the data that this table contains, namely the
addresses of the (fictional) people who are part of the AdventureWorks customer database.