VB .net standard and server explorer

[anthony]

I have been using vb .net standard edition for about five

months and have found everything rather easy.Ive had no

problem setting up an access database with the

oledbconnection on my own local computer.It should be

easy right?and it is.

For the first time ive tried connecting to a database on

a server and it hasnt been working.

Does anybody know if the vb .net standard edition can

connect to a remote server?I know the standard edition doesnt

have server explorer nodes that the professional edition does.

Its getting me *#*#!!!!

If anybody knows anything please reply

Thanx

Anthony

[Thinker]

Similar recent question...

http://www.visualbasicforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33180

I expect you need at least the pro version.

[anthony]

TO Thinker

 

The whole Thing is ,if microsoft didnt want remote computer

database use with the vb standard edition then why did

they include all the web datagrids and such?I upgraded to

windows xp just to use the vb net.

If microsoft were more clear about things in the first

place I would of just kept my windows 98(saving money)

and gone with borland C++.

Anotherv thing you cant upgrade the vb standard edition.

It just seems microsoft are out for the corporate ticket,not

unlike nike.

What might be an idea for self employmrent is to go

with a language like python.There would probably be

thousands more(and cheaper )webhosts.It might

be ideal to write web applications for smaller businesses.

.net?

[divil]

The datagrids and such are a part of the .NET framework runtime.