I am trying to connect to the SQL Server from Visual Web Developer using asp.net but I am facing some problems If anybody helps in this regard i will be greatful.
public partial class _Default : Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Server=localhost;" + "Database=DB;User ID=aaaa;" + "Password=aaaa");
conn.Open(); SqlDataReader reader = conn.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read()) {
employeesLabel.Text += reader["Name"] + "<br />";
}
reader.Close();
conn.Close();
}
}
I am getting errors saying
'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection' does not contain a definition for 'ExecuteReader' and no extension method 'ExecuteReader' accepting a first argument of type 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
The name 'employeesLabel' does not exist in the current context.
Can anybody tell the possible reason?
i think you have to create object of SqlCommand class also and pass the command string to its constructor. try this"
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Data Source=serverName;"
+ "Initial Catalog=databaseName;"
+ "Persist Security Info=True;"
+ "User ID=userName;Password=password");
conn.Open();
// create a SqlCommand object for this connection
SqlCommand command = conn.CreateCommand();
command.CommandText = "Select * from tableName";
command.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
// execute the command that returns a SqlDataReader
SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
// display the results
while (reader.Read()) {
//whatever you want to do.
}
// close the connection
reader.Close();
conn.Close();
Try
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Server=localhost;" + "Database=DB;User ID=aaaa;" + "Password=aaaa");
conn.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Your Query", conn);//Put your query here
SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (reader.Read())
{
employeesLabel.Text += reader["Name"] + "<br />";
}
reader.Close();
conn.Close();
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(...))
using (SqlCommand command = conn.CreateCommand())
{
command.CommandText = "...";
conn.Open();
using (SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader())
{
// do the sutff
}
}
Oops! Only IDbCommand implementations have ExecuteReader returning the whole DataReader:
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlcommand.aspx
You are not passing any command/query to ExecuteReader something like this would be correct:
SqlDataReader rdr = null;
conn.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("select * from Customers", conn);
rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
SqlConnection doesn't have any ExecuteReader() method.
You have to make object of SqlCommand.
Your code should like this:
namespace LearningASP
{ public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{ protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("Server=localhost;" + "Database=DB;User ID=aaaa;" + "Password=aaaa");
conn.Open();
**SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();**
while (reader.Read()) { employeesLabel.Text += reader["Name"] + "<br />"; } reader.Close(); conn.Close(); } } }