>>We used a different approach. The middle layer & database layer are written in c# and front-end( asp.net) in vb.net.
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>I've heard a lot of good reports about ASP.NET. Do you like it?

Cecil;

To me ASP.NET is a great tool. I am still learning but I can create classes to handle data, pass parameters to call stored procedures and a few other things. There is a lot to learn but the process seems to be coming along.

What I have done is to first create an ASP project in VB.NET, get it to work and then do the same thing in C sharp. The first time through was a pain. Now I have some very useful examples that allow me to save a lot of time.

Do you have SQL Server 2000(or MSDE 2000) with the NorthWind database, and Visual Studio 2002 0r 2003? If so I can send you copies of the code I have created. They are great tools to learn from.

By the way many of the books out there that I have seen use the HTML page to do everything and do not use the Codebehind page. I avoid such books and use the Codebehind page when appropriate.

My suggestion is to first define a project you want to create - something simple. Build upon that learning experience you will gain. If I lived near you I would sit down and show you a few things about the Visual Studio IDE and how to create projects, forms, classes, etc. A few minutes from someone who has done this type of thing is of more value than three weeks of Microsoft Training.

I say that because I learned little from the three weeks of training I have had. Over 95% of what I have learned is from sitting down and trying to do something with the tools. There are lots of things to learn from the IDE, and add to that the Framework! Go slow and build up your knowledge step by step.

Tom