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CHAPTER 4 ■ DATA BINDING WITH ASP.NET
Using the SQLDataSource Control
When you are using Visual Studio or Visual Web Developer Express, open the Designer to
edit any ASP.NET page. You will see a Data tab on the Toolbox. This tab contains the
SqlDataSource control. Drag and drop it onto the design surface, and its Tasks pane will
open (see Figure 4-19).
Figure 4-19. The SqlDataSource control
This pane contains a Configure Data Source link. Selecting this link will launch the
SQL Server Connection wizard (see Figure 4-20). The first step in this wizard is to select a
database connection, if one already exists.
Figure 4-20. Choosing the database connection