I just found out how to do this,
i) Enable TCP-IP in client configuration utility. This is disabled by default.
ii) Use a connection string like this jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost:1433/dbname;instance=SQLEXPRESS
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Maybe most of you wouldn't have noticed too much, but I have changed from a querystring parameter passing to using the param FlashVars. Now the browser will cache the flash file and make text rendering even faster.
I just had an exciting weekend where I played 3 gospel concerts with Golden Harps and the Calvary Chapel Gospel Choir. It was fun, but I'm glad it's over now.
There's a new category search, and I've added a news search. The news is now database driven from a MySql database. That was an interesting job integrating it in Visual Studio.