C# ASP.NET Sql Command Select Statement Source Code Example
C# ASP.NET Sql Command Select Statement Source Code Example
Purpose: – Illustrates using Sql Command Select Statement in C-Sharp ASP.NET.
Prerequistes:
- Install Visual Studio 2022
- Watch this video to enable web forms in Visual Studio 2022 Enable Web Forms websites in Visual Studio 2022
- Install SQL Server Express
- Download Northwind Database
- Attach Northwind Database to Databases in Sql Express
Notes:
- You can build your own library of syntax examples by using same web site over and over and just adding new web forms.
Instructions:
- Use Visual Studio 2022
- Create new web site;
- Select Create New Project
- Select ASP.NET Web Forms Site Template
- name of project could be CSharp_ASPNET_Syntax
- name of solution could be CSharp_ASPNET_Syntax.
- Add New folder named “Database_ADONET”
- Right-click project name in solution explorer;
- add new folder;
- name of folder could be: Database_ADONET
- Add Web Form Named SqlCommandSelect to Database_ADONET folder
- Right-click Database_ADONET folder;
- add new item;
- Select Web Form
- Check place code behind in separate file
- Web Form name could be SqlCommandSelect
- Click on copy code in code below to copy code into web form SqlCommandSelect.aspx
- Click on copy code in second set of code below to copy code into code-behind SqlCommandSelect.aspx.cs
- Right-click on SqlCommandSelect.aspx in solution explorer and select view in browser
Step 1: Click on Copy Code to Cut-n-paste code into SqlCommandSelect.aspx
< %@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="SqlCommandSelect.aspx.cs" Inherits="Database_ADONET_SqlCommandSelect" % > <title>Sql Command Select C-Sharp ASP.NET</title> <form id="Form1" runat="server"> Find: <asp:textbox id="TextBox1" runat="server" text="*"></asp:textbox> <asp:button id="Button1" onclick="Button1_Click" runat="server" text="Go"></asp:button> <asp:datagrid id="DataGrid1" runat="server" borderwidth="5px" bordercolor="Black" cellpadding="5"> <headerstyle font-size="X-Small" font-names="Arial Narrow" font-bold="True" forecolor="White" backcolor="Black"></headerstyle> <alternatingitemstyle backcolor="Silver"></alternatingitemstyle> <itemstyle font-size="X-Small" font-names="Arial Narrow"></itemstyle> </asp:datagrid> </form> |
Step 2: Click on Copy Code to Cut-n-paste code into SqlCommandSelect.aspx.cs
using System; using System.Data; using System.Data.SqlClient; using System.Configuration; partial class Database_ADONET_SqlCommandSelect : System.Web.UI.Page { System.Data.DataSet FindByTitle(string search) { SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Pubs_ConnectionString"].ConnectionString); string queryString = ""; if (search == "*") { queryString = "SELECT [titles].[title], [titles].[price], [titles].[notes], [titles].[pubdate] FROM [titles]"; } else { queryString = "SELECT [titles].[title], [titles].[price], [titles].[notes], [titles].[pubdate] FROM [titles] WHERE ([titles].[title] like @search + '%')"; } System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand sqlCmd = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(queryString, con); if (search != "*") { sqlCmd.Parameters.Add("@search", System.Data.SqlDbType.NVarChar).Value = search; } System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter dataAdapter = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter(sqlCmd); System.Data.DataSet dataSet = new System.Data.DataSet(); dataAdapter.Fill(dataSet); return dataSet; } public void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { string sTitle = TextBox1.Text; DataGrid1.DataSource = FindByTitle(sTitle); DataGrid1.DataBind(); } } |
Step 3: Click on Copy Code to Cut-n-paste code into web.config right after the appSettings section
<connectionstrings> <add name="Nortwind_ConnectionString" connectionstring="Server=(local)\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Northwind;Integrated Security=SSPI"> </add><add name="Pubs_ConnectionString" connectionstring="Server=(local)\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=pubs;Integrated Security=SSPI"> </add></connectionstrings> |