Chapter 16, page 584, Step 11: My Login button does not change to Logout. The text says that the button will change and points to Figure 16-5 which shows Login not Logout. Also, the code for Chap 16 crashes when I create a user account. Any thoughts?

This is an excellent book. Very well-written and thorough.

Hi there,

Sounds like your database or site hasn't been set up correctly. Did you try the Web Site Administration tool?

Can you describe your setup (location of the aspnetdb.mdf database, code in your web.config and so on)?

Cheers,

Imar

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Hi Imar,

Thanks for the super fast reply especially on a Friday.

In the past whenever I had a problem with an exercise, your chapter solutions ran perfectly.

Here are the contents of the web.config:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
For more information on how to configure your ASP.NET application, please visit
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169433
-->
<configuration>
<system.web>
<authentication mode="Forms" />
<pages theme="Monochrome" controlRenderingCompatibilityVersion="3.5" clientIDMode="AutoID"/>
<compilation debug="false" targetFramework="4.0"/>

</system.web>
</configuration>

Best,

Jonathan

Hi Jonathan,

Right, so this might be a database issue? Is there a file called aspnetdb.mdf in your App_Data folder? Do you have a SQL Server Express instance installed called .\SqlExpress? And did you try the Website Administration Tool?

Cheers,

Imar

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Hi Imar,

Yes, I have the database file and the correct instance of SQL in place. I do not have web admin tools, perhaps because I am running the express version.

Thanks for your help. I did not expect a reply from the author. I will do some more checking locally.

Really a very good book. Very thoughtful in terms of how you present material to a beginner.

Best,

Jonathan

The book was written against Visual Web Developer Express, so you should have the same tools as I did while writing. Check pages 604 and further for more info on the WSAT.

Also, check the security settings of the App_Data folder. To see if it's a security issue, temporarily grant full control to the Everyone account.

Thank you! Spread the word, Spread the word! ;-)

Cheers,

Imar

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