Project Setup

In this chapter, you'll create the page shown in Figure 19.1. This page includes a DataList control that retrieves its data from the Employees table in the SQL Server Northwind sample database.

Figure 19.1. The DataList control allows you to lay out the items to be displayed, as well as the edited item, using HTML templates.

In this chapter, you'll tackle the following tasks using the DataList control:

  • Bind the DataList control to a data source.
  • Set up the item template, displaying each row of data.
  • Implement data editing within the DataList control.
  • Use the DataList control's Property Builder dialog box to set the control's properties. ...

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