attaching a DB in express 2005

I am having trouble attaching a db to ms sql express 2005.

I have the db in a folder deep down in my drive, within an asp.net website project. For some wierd reason i can't drill down more than two levels to get to the DB

Anyone have any ideas why?

Ilan

Hey,

Yes, there are security problems for the account that can access it (the SQL Server internal account). I've experienced this as well, and it is weird, but if you copy the DB to c:\program files\microsoft SQL Server\90\, and then into one of the data folders, it can access it there (probably can access from that root folder too).

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So you recommend that i copy the DB in the microsft SQL folder and once i have linked to it in express move it to the data folder for my project?

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Hey,

It's a minor annoyance, but it's not too bad. Yes, I have found no other thing to do in that situation... The alternatives are to attach the database to the database server, or use straight-up T-SQL to do everything you want. You can use T-SQL to manage your database, as you can use T-SQL for everything you do in the editor.