alright. here's the source code. i wish i could attach the source files instead. anyway, here it is - it's just one page.
i use the LocalSqlServer connection string and the ASPNETDB database with SqlServer2000 for my web.config.
and yet the down arrow never appears when i run the page below. somebody help pls.
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="_Default" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div> <asp:WebPartManager ID="WebPartManager1" runat="server"> </asp:WebPartManager>
<asp:WebPartZone ID="WebPartZone1" runat="server">
<ZoneTemplate> <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="Hello"></asp:Label> </ZoneTemplate>
</asp:WebPartZone>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>