Use custom-built .NET Framework 4.0 classes to connect an ASP.NET Web application to a SQL Server 2012 database.

ASP.NET sees the session cookie and loads the session (or doesn't, and starts a new one). This is why people recommend serving static, unauthenticated resources like images from a separate domain.

You can accomplish this using either Access 97/2000 or SQL Server. In my case I am using SQL Server so the syntax for things like string concatenation are a little different (SQL uses the '+' sign ...

OK, here are the details. I have an SQL server with a database that is currently in used on a live website. The website is currently running as a cold fusion app. I have spent the past week ...

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