How to create ASPNETDB database using aspnet_regsql tool?

What is ASPNETDB?

Microsoft has introduced a new and powerful default database schema in ASP.Net 2.0 as ASPNETDB.mdf database. This database file serves as a role provider, membership provider and web parts personalization handling with the help of BLOBs.

Visual Web Developer 2005 supports the ASP.Net configuration to manage this personal ASPNETDB database file within the web application inside theApp_Data folder.

Uses of ASPNETDB database:

1. ASPNETDB database helps in managing users along with their roles e.g. admin, employee, editors, etc.
2. It also enables the in-built functionality of Login controls and web parts to be integrated on ASP.Net 2.0 web pages that helps in managing user profiles, login, and personalized user pages very easily even without writing the bulky code to implement the SQL queries or stored procedures along with data access code for inserting, updating or deleting the user personalized data.

How to use ASPNETDB database?

Fist you need to merge ASPNETDB with your own database. You can merge both databases using tool called

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