Working with your database Lesson 8 Working with your database
Connect to your database Make sure that you’re connected to the Movies database in data explorer Click on Tables Click on JamesBondSeries
This should be on your screen
Sorting your database Click on any of the field names and the database will automatically sort for you You can also make any changes to the database and then click Close
Follow the steps to view your database on a webpage Viewing your database Follow the steps to view your database on a webpage
Create a new ASP.NET Page Filename: Showdata.aspx
Working with Tables Drag the JamesBondSeries Table over onto your workspace
This is what you see… Press F5 to Start
Start Web Application
Your first database web page Notice in your system tray that you now have your ASP.NET Web Matrix Server Open
Taking a look at Properties Double click over the database design grid
Take a look at Properties Scroll down and view some of the Properties Change the BackColor to a color of your choice Change the BorderColor to a color of your choice Change the CellPadding to 1
View selected fields Scroll down to Fields and click on elipsis box … The Members are your fields You can delete any field you don’t want to view Remove Member # 4-8 to see how this works
View your changes Before you can view your changes you need to right click over the Microsoft ASP.NET Web Matrix Servericon in your System tray and left click on Stop Why? You can only have one application running on that port number 8080 which is the default Now you can press F5 to view your changes to the grid
More to notice… Notice the DataMember name which is the name of your table Notice the DataSourceControl ID name
Viewing properties Here you can view properties of the DataBindings
Learning a little SQL commands You can drag the Properties window to the left over your workspace to view these commands ConnectionString- Notice the connection on your localserver to your Movies Database SelectCommand-The SQL command used to select records UpdateCommand-The SQL command used to update records