void ExecuteReaderDemo ( string query, string connString ) {
   SqlConnection myConn = new SqlConnection ( connString );
   SqlCommand myCmd = new SqlCommand ( query, myConn );
   myConn.Open ( );
   // bind a datalist to the reader
   myList.DataSource = myCmd.ExecuteReader ( CommandBehavior.CloseConnection );
   myList.DataBind ( );
   myConn.Close ( );
}

Public Sub ExecuteReaderDemo ( query As String, connString As String )
   Dim myConn As New SqlConnection ( connString )
   Dim myCmd As New SqlCommand ( query, myConn )
   myConn.Open ( )
   ' bind a datalist to the reader
   myList.DataSource = myCmd.ExecuteReader ( CommandBehavior.CloseConnection )
   myList.DataBind ( )
   myConn.Close ( )
End Sub