Coding for an SQL server in a local project

I'm coding in ASP.Net on a local machine through开发者_如何学JAVA visual studio. So when I run the code it starts an ASP.Net service for me.

So now I'm wondering how I setup an SQL server for local development purposes? I need it to have data in it constantly so that when I stop running the ASP page it doesn't just empty.

You should be able to install SQL Express and hook into that. The data will persist in the db unrelated to your asp.net service:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms247257%28VS.80%29.aspx