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<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.OleDb" %>

<html>
<head>
<title>Populating an HtmlSelect Control from a Database</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/shared/netdemos.css">
<style>
   .orderID {font:bold italic arial; color:darkcyan}
</style>

<script language="C#" runat="server">
protected void Page_Load ( object src, EventArgs E ) {
   OleDbConnection myConnection = new OleDbConnection (
      "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0; Data Source=" + 
      Server.MapPath ( "~/app_data/dbtutor.mdb" ) );
   if ( !IsPostBack ) {
      OleDbDataAdapter myAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter ( "SELECT DISTINCT ProductType FROM Products", myConnection );

      DataSet myDataSet = new DataSet ( );
      myAdapter.Fill ( myDataSet, "Types" );

      mySelect.DataSource = myDataSet.Tables [ "Types" ].DefaultView;
      mySelect.DataBind ( );
   }
}

public void getProducts ( object src, EventArgs E ) {
   OleDbConnection myConnection = new OleDbConnection (
      "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0; Data Source=" + 
      Server.MapPath ( "~/app_data/dbtutor.mdb" ) );
   string selectCmd = "SELECT ProductType, ProductCode, ProductName, ProductDescription, ProductImageURL, UnitPrice FROM Products WHERE ProductType='" + mySelect.Value + "'";
   OleDbDataAdapter myAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter ( selectCmd, myConnection );

   DataSet myDataSet = new DataSet ( );
   myAdapter.Fill ( myDataSet, "Products" );

   myDataList.DataSource = myDataSet.Tables [ "Products" ].DefaultView;
   myDataList.DataBind ( );
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<!-- #include virtual="~/shared/top.inc" -->

<div class="header"><h2>Populating an <span class="hilite">HtmlSelect Control</span> from a Database</h2></div>
<hr size=1 width=92%>

<div align="center">
<form runat="server">

   <p>Select Gear: <select id="mySelect" datatextfield="ProductType" runat="server" />
   <input type=submit onServerClick="getProducts" value="Get Gear" runat="server" />
   <p>
   <asp:datalist id="myDataList" runat="server"
      width=90% repeatcolumns=2
      itemstyle-width=50%>

      <itemtemplate>
         <table cellpadding=10>
         <tr valign="top">
            <td width=120><img align="top" src='<%# Eval (  "ProductImageURL" ) %>' ></td>
            <td>
               <b><%# Eval (  "ProductName" ) %></b>
               <p><%# Eval (  "ProductDescription" ) %>
               <p class="orderID">Code: <%# Eval (  "ProductCode" ) %>
               <br>
               <%# Eval (  "UnitPrice", "{0:c2}" ) %></p>
            </td></tr>
         </table>
      </itemtemplate>

   </asp:datalist>

</form>
</div>

<hr size=1 width=92%>
<!-- #include virtual="~/shared/viewsrc.inc" -->

</body>
</html>