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&gt;&gt; I get the message The file is in use by another program. &lt;&lt;<br />
Perhaps you are attempting to attach the database. &nbsp;This usually occurs when you have inadvertently left AttachDbFilename=&quot;Some database file path goes here&quot; &nbsp;in your connection string.
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>> I get the message The file is in use by another program. <<
Perhaps you are attempting to attach the database.  This usually occurs when you have inadvertently left AttachDbFilename="Some database file path goes here"  in your connection string.

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I recently installed Visual Web Developer Express 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. I created a database on the server, a website on VWD and when attempting to make a database connection from VWD I get the message The file is in use by another program. Any help would be appreciiated.
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I recently installed Visual Web Developer Express 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. I created a database on the server, a website on VWD and when attempting to make a database connection from VWD I get the message The file is in use by another program. Any help would be appreciiated.

How do I connect to a database using Visual Web Developer Express 2008

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