Having a hard time connecting to sample SQL database from ASP.Net Page

I am working through the book ASP.Net Unleashed Second Addition. I am trying to open a simple database connection. (using the sample "pubs" db from SQL Server)
I have copied the author's code exactly, but it just won't work. I keep getting this error:
What am I doing wrong???
Description:An error occurred during the compilation of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific error details and modify your source code appropriately.
Compiler Error Message:BC30182: Type expected.
Source Error:

Line 5: Line 6: Sub Page_LoadLine 7: Dim conPubs As SqlConnectionLine 8: conPubs = New SqlConnection( "server=localhost;uid=webuser;pwd=secret;database=pubs" )Line 9: conPubs.Open()

What namespaces have you imported?|||Coding for my namespace is
<%@. Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
This is copied directly from the authors example.... so I don't know if it is right lol
Then under the page_load event
I typed:
<script Runat="server">
Sub Page_Load
Dim conPubs as SqlConnection
conPubs = New SqlConnection( "Server=localhost;uid=sa;pwd=secret;database=pubs" )
conPubs. Open()
End Sub
</script>
The text "Connection Opened!" Is supposed to show up if the coding is correct...
Help hehe just a beginner :)|||Does anyone know some awesome websites that teach you Visual Studio.Net 2003 and database stuff? I have the hardest time finding things in the MSDN library....|||Try:
http://learnvisualstudio.net/|||

I don't know if VB.NEt support the continuation stuff.
If it does, may be u have to put a continuation sign at the end of line 7.
Cheers.

sql

Handling world time with SQL and ASP.NET

Hi,

I would like to capture date time in my SQL during a certain operation. This piece of data will be displayed to an ASP.NET page.

When displaying the date time, I want it converted to the local time zone equivalent as set in the user's operating system.

What setup do I need on the SQL and the coding in the ASP.NET page?

Thanks.The following MSDN article may help you to understand date & time and also avoid inherant problems when dealing with different time zones.

Best Practices Using DateTime in the .NET

Hope this helps

Regards

Wayne Phipps|||Hi Wayne,

Thanks. That's a great article on issues related to saving and computing date time when daylight saving is relevant.

I'm also looking for saving date time in one time zone, and then display the date time relevant to the target user's system. I managed to find a web site that's dedicated to addressing this issue, SimpleTimeZone .NET Framework Class (http://www.michaelbrumm.com/simpletimezone.html). However I have not evaluated the .NET class concerned.

Thanks again for your reply.