ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed

Chapter 9. Using the SqlDataSource Control

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IN THIS CHAPTER

• Creating Database Connections

• Executing Database Commands

• Using ASP.NET Parameters with the SqlDataSource Control

• Programmatically Executing SqlDataSource Commands

• Caching Database Data with the SqlDataSource Control

• Summary

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The SqlDataSource control enables you to quickly and easily represent a SQL database in a web page. In many cases, you can take advantage of the SqlDataSource control to write a database-driven web page without writing a single line of code.

You use the SqlDataSource control to represent a connection and set of commands that can be executed against a SQL database. You can use the SqlDataSource control when working with Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft ...