Data Access Layer (SQL Server)

With Web Devloper Express you can create 3-tier applications. Can this be
done in Expression Web or do you need to write code in the Page itself..

Expression is largely a design tool.

Expression is largely a design tool. With it, one can create the ui layer of
a multi-tiered application. But, one cannot create class libraries with
Expression, as that is not its purpose. Remember the old adage: When all you
have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. :-)

I use Expression alongside Visual Studio (which has the Web Developer bits
included for design of an ASP.NET ui layer). I would not use it in isolation
for the types of applications I build. But, then, I would not use FrontPage,
Dreamweaver or any other WYSIWYG Internet UI designers to build Enterprise
applications, by themselves. They are one tool in my arsenal.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks Cowboy....I came to the same conclusion...

Thanks Cowboy....

I came to the same conclusion...

I'll use Expression Web for basic design then import to Visual Studio....
I'm not really sure why Expression Web exists. It seems to me that MS could
simply have enhanced Web Developer Express with some of the nice things
available in Expression Web (eg code/design split screen, remote web site)
after all they both share a majority of code...

I suspect I know the answer...

Umm Web Developer Express shares code with Visual Studio not Expression Web.

Umm Web Developer Express shares code with Visual Studio not Expression Web.

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You will see some changes in Visual Studio in the Orcas version.

You will see some changes in Visual Studio in the Orcas version. I am not
sure how the Express products will fare, as I have heard nothing about their
lifecycle. As Microsoft is playing pusher with some products (the first one
is free ;->), I think there is a good chance of a new Express version during
Orcas. Not sure it will appear at the same time. If not, it would be a good
time to bite the bullet and hit Visual Studio. It will still be missing a
few Expression bits, but a much better experience overall.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

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<shudder /> You can keep Visual Studio, I don't like it.

better than earlier versions but it will never be my cup of tea.

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Cheryl D Wise
MS MVP FrontPage
http://by-expression.com
Coming Soon: Foundations of Microsoft Expression Web: The Basics and Beyond