Cannot Attach Sql2005 Database

I'm creating a system and with the unique feature of asp.net 2.0 and
sqlserver 2005 to use a DB in the app_data file directory of the site, I'm
able to create this on an external HD so I can work on it either at home or
at work.

Now, I'm brand new (just installed) to Visio and think it could really help
me out in many ways. I see the way to reverse engineer a DB, and can do it
easily with SqlServer 2000, but I cannot connect to my SQL 2005 Database in
my app_data directory for my development site.

Can anyone PLEASE help me figure this out?

When setting it up I've tried the "File Data Source" and the "System Data
Source" both to no avail.

Any ideas?

since the reverse engineering is often done via an odbc connection, the
first step woud be to go to your odbc definition and make sure you can test
the connection. The other caveat of course is the issue of it probably being
a meta pointer in your app and not a real location.
al

"Andy" wrote in message
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I'm creating a system and with the unique feature of asp.net 2.0 and
sqlserver 2005 to use a DB in the app_data file directory of the site, I'm
able to create this on an external HD so I can work on it either at home
or
at work.

Now, I'm brand new (just installed) to Visio and think it could really
help
me out in many ways. I see the way to reverse engineer a DB, and can do
it
easily with SqlServer 2000, but I cannot connect to my SQL 2005 Database
in
my app_data directory for my development site.

Can anyone PLEASE help me figure this out?

When setting it up I've tried the "File Data Source" and the "System Data
Source" both to no avail.

Any ideas?