void ReadMyData ( string connString ) {
   string query = "SELECT OrderID, Customer FROM Orders";
   SqlConnection myConn = new SqlConnection ( connString );
   SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand ( query, myConn );
   myConn.Open ( );
   SqlDataReader myReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader ( );

   try {
      // loop thru the reader.
      while ( myReader.Read ( ) ) {
         Response.Write ( myReader.GetInt32 ( 0 ) + 
            ", " + myReader.GetString ( 1 ) );
      }
   }
   finally {
      // always close the reader when done.
      myReader.Close ( );
      // always close the connection when done.
      myConn.Close ( );
   }
}

Public Sub ReadMyData ( connString As String )
   Dim query As String = "SELECT OrderID, Customer FROM Orders"
   Dim myConn As New SqlConnection ( connString )
   Dim myCommand As New SqlCommand ( query, myConn )
   myConn.Open ( )
   Dim myReader As SqlDataReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader ( )

   Try
      // loop thru the reader.
      While myReader.Read ( )
         Response.Write ( ( myReader.GetInt32 ( 0 ).ToString & _
            ", " & myReader.GetString ( 1 ) ) )
      End While

   Finally
      ' always close the reader when done.
      myReader.Close ( )
      ' always close the connection when done.
      myConn.Close ( )
   End Try
End Sub