1. Working with your database
Lesson 8
Working with your database

2. Connect to your database
Make sure that you’re connected to the Movies database in data explorer
Click on Tables
Click on JamesBondSeries

3. This should be on your screen

4. 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

5. Follow the steps to view your database on a webpage
Viewing your database
Follow the steps to view your database on a webpage

6. Create a new ASP.NET Page
Filename: Showdata.aspx

7. Working with Tables
Drag the JamesBondSeries Table over onto your workspace

8. This is what you see…
Press F5 to Start

9. Start Web Application

10. Your first database web page
Notice in your system tray that you now have your ASP.NET Web Matrix Server Open

11. Taking a look at Properties
Double click over the database design grid

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. More to notice…
Notice the DataMember name which is the name of your table
Notice the DataSourceControl ID name

16. Viewing properties
Here you can view properties of the DataBindings

17. 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