ASP.Net/ADO.net Database/DropDownList
Bind data from OleDbConnection to asp:dropdownlist
<%@ Page Language=VB Debug=true %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.OLEDB" %>
<script runat=server>
Sub Page_Load(ByVal Sender as Object, ByVal E as EventArgs)
If Not IsPostBack Then
Dim DBConn as OleDbConnection
Dim DBCommand As OleDbDataAdapter
Dim DSPageData as New DataSet
"DBConn = New OleDbConnection( _
" "PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" _
" & "DATA SOURCE=" _
" & Server.MapPath("EmployeeDatabase.mdb;"))
"DBConn = New OleDbConnection( _
" "PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" _
" & "DATA SOURCE=" _
" & "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\EmployeeDatabase.mdb;")
DBConn = New OleDbConnection( _
"PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" _
& "DATA SOURCE=" _
& MapPath("EmployeeDatabase.mdb;"))
DBCommand = New OleDbDataAdapter _
("Select LastName & ", " & FirstName " _
& "as EmpName, ID " _
& "From Employee " _
& "Order By LastName, FirstName", DBConn)
DBCommand.Fill(DSPageData, _
"Employee")
ddlEmps.DataSource = _
DSPageData.Tables("Employee").DefaultView
ddlEmps.DataBind()
End If
End Sub
</SCRIPT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Connecting to an Access Database</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<Body LEFTMARGIN="40">
<form runat="server">
<BR><BR>
<asp:dropdownlist
id="ddlEmps"
datatextfield="EmpName"
datavaluefield="ID"
runat="server"
/>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<A href="http://www.nfex.ru/Code/ASPDownload/EmployeeDatabase.zip">EmployeeDatabase.zip( 10 k)</a>
Bind data source to asp:DropDownList
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<script runat="server">
Function AllPublishers() As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader
Dim connectionString As String = "server="(local)\NetSDK"; trusted_connection=true; Database="pubs""
Dim sqlConnection As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(connectionString)
Dim queryString As String = "SELECT [publishers].* FROM [publishers]"
Dim sqlCommand As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(queryString, sqlConnection)
sqlConnection.Open
Dim dataReader As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader = sqlCommand.ExecuteReader(System.Data.rumandBehavior.CloseConnection)
Return dataReader
End Function
Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Page.DataBind()
End Sub
</script>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form runat="server">
<p>
<asp:CheckBoxList id="CheckBoxList1" runat="server" DataSource="<%# AllPublishers() %>" DataTextField="pub_name" DataValueField="pub_id"></asp:CheckBoxList>
</p>
<p>
<asp:RadioButtonList id="RadioButtonList1" runat="server" DataSource="<%# AllPublishers() %>" DataTextField="pub_name" DataValueField="pub_id"></asp:RadioButtonList>
</p>
<p>
<asp:DropDownList id="DropDownList1" runat="server" DataSource="<%# AllPublishers() %>" DataTextField="pub_name" DataValueField="pub_id"></asp:DropDownList>
</p>
<p>
<asp:ListBox id="ListBox1" runat="server" DataSource="<%# AllPublishers() %>" DataTextField="pub_name" DataValueField="pub_id"></asp:ListBox>
</p>
<p>
<asp:Repeater id="Repeater1" runat="server" DataSource="<%# AllPublishers() %>">
<HeaderTemplate>
<b>Publisher List:</b>
<br />
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "pub_name") %> (ID: <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "pub_id") %>) <font size="-1"><i> <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "city") %>, <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "state") %>, <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "country") %>
<br />
</i></font>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</p>
<p>
<asp:DataList id="DataList1" runat="server" DataSource="<%# AllPublishers() %>">
<ItemTemplate>
<p>
ID:
<asp:Label id="Label6" runat="server" Text="<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "pub_id") %>"></asp:Label>
Name:
<asp:Label id="Label7" runat="server" Text="<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "pub_name") %>"></asp:Label>
</p>
<p>
Address:
<asp:Label id="Label8" runat="server" Text="<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "city") %>"></asp:Label>
,
<asp:Label id="Label9" runat="server" Text="<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "state") %>"></asp:Label>
,
<asp:Label id="Label10" runat="server" Text="<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "country") %>"></asp:Label>
</p>
</ItemTemplate>
<HeaderTemplate>
<asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server" Font-Names="Tahoma" Font-Italic="True">List of publishers:</asp:Label>
<hr />
</HeaderTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
<hr />
</FooterTemplate>
<SeparatorTemplate>
<hr />
<span style="WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 100%">
<div contenteditable="true" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8px; PADDING-LEFT: 8px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 8px; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 8px; HEIGHT: 100%"></div>
</span>
</SeparatorTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
</p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Binding Database Data to a DropDownList Control
<%@ Page Language=VB Debug=true %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.OLEDB" %>
<script runat=server>
Sub Page_Load(ByVal Sender as Object, ByVal E as EventArgs)
If Not IsPostBack Then
Dim DBConn as OleDbConnection
Dim DBCommand As OleDbDataAdapter
Dim DSPageData as New DataSet
DBConn = New OleDbConnection( _
"PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" _
& "DATA SOURCE=" _
& Server.MapPath("EmployeeDatabase.mdb;"))
DBCommand = New OleDbDataAdapter _
("Select ID, FirstName " _
& "From Employee " _
& "Order By FirstName", DBConn)
DBCommand.Fill(DSPageData, _
"Employee")
ddlEmployees.DataSource = _
DSPageData.Tables("Employee").DefaultView
ddlEmployees.DataBind()
End If
End Sub
Sub SubmitBtn_Click(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs)
lblDataSelected.Text = "Selected Text: " _
& ddlEmployees.SelectedItem.Text _
& "<BR>Selected Value: " _
& ddlEmployees.SelectedItem.Value _
& "<BR>Selected Index: " _
& ddlEmployees.SelectedIndex
End Sub
</SCRIPT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Binding Database Data to a DropDownList Control</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<Body LEFTMARGIN="40">
<form runat="server">
<BR><BR>
<asp:label
id="lblDataSelected"
runat="server"
/>
<BR><BR>
<asp:dropdownlist
id="ddlEmployees"
datatextfield="FirstName"
datavaluefield="ID"
runat="server"
/>
<BR><BR>
<asp:button
id="butOK"
text="OK"
type="Submit"
onclick="SubmitBtn_Click"
runat="server"
/>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>
<A href="http://www.nfex.ru/Code/ASPDownload/EmployeeDatabase.zip">EmployeeDatabase.zip( 10 k)</a>