My first ASP.NET project

Hi fellas
So I am a newbie with ASP.NET and I have been recently assigned a website development project.

So here's what I have to do:

In my department we usually send out reports to investors at the end of every month. These reports are sent out via email. What I want to do is to create a webpage portal that will:
1. Allow these reporters to go in and send emails to their investor
2. Track which reporter sent which report and to which investor (Information should be contained in a table with the following fields: REPORTER, DATE REPORT SENT, REPORT TYPE, INVESTOR, REPORT STATUS)

Any directions on how to get this started would be greatly appreciated. And I downloaded the MS .NET framework but I cant seem to run .aspx extensions on my computer. I am guessing I am missing a server or something to that effect. I'd appreciate any help at this point.

re: My first ASP.NET project

You will need IIS installed on your machine to run aspx files. Do you have IIS installed? You will also need a database. See the Howtos tab above to learn how to use ADO.NET in your application.

Nathan

re: My first ASP.NET project

Please take the time to research the problem before you post your question. The experts here are more than willing to help you with a specific problem but you have to do your part to learn the basics. Please take the time to read over the posting guidlines specifically the section on Before you post your question.

I recommend that you first sit down and work out the business logic that you will need to implement in order to meet your project requirements.

Addressing the problem of not being able to execute .aspx files:

First I need to know what version of Visual Studio your working with.
Also I need to know how you are attempting to execute your aspx files.

-Frinny

re: My first ASP.NET project

To add to what everyone else has already said:

You are getting far ahead of yourself. You need to find a good tutorial for ASP.NET. If you want a book, I suggest one of the Wrox books, that are on ASP.NET and for beginners.