ASP.net Programatically populate ListBox from SQL backend table

refer

http://geekswithblogs.net/dotNETvinz/archive/2009/02/24/binding-dropdownlist-listbox-and-checkboxlist-control-the-ado.net-way.aspx 

private void BindListBox()

    {

        DataTable dt = new DataTable();

        SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(GetConnectionString());

        try

        {

            connection.Open();

            string sqlStatement = "SELECT Top(20)* FROM Customers";

            SqlCommand sqlCmd = new SqlCommand(sqlStatement, connection);

            SqlDataAdapter sqlDa = new SqlDataAdapter(sqlCmd);

 

            sqlDa.Fill(dt);

            if (dt.Rows.Count > 0)

            {

                ListBox1.DataSource =dt;

                ListBox1.DataTextField = "ContactName"; // the items to be displayed in the list items

                ListBox1.DataValueField = "CustomerID"; // the id of the items displayed

                ListBox1.DataBind();

            }

        }

        catch (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)

        {

            string msg = "Fetch Error:";

            msg += ex.Message;

            throw new Exception(msg);

        }

        finally

        {

            connection.Close();

        }

    }

}

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refer

http://geekswithblogs.net/dotNETvinz/archive/2009/02/24/binding-dropdownlist-listbox-and-checkboxlist-control-the-ado.net-way.aspx 

private void BindListBox()

    {

        DataTable dt = new DataTable();

        SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(GetConnectionString());

        try

        {

            connection.Open();

            string sqlStatement = "SELECT Top(20)* FROM Customers";

            SqlCommand sqlCmd = new SqlCommand(sqlStatement, connection);

            SqlDataAdapter sqlDa = new SqlDataAdapter(sqlCmd);

 

            sqlDa.Fill(dt);

            if (dt.Rows.Count > 0)

            {

                ListBox1.DataSource =dt;

                ListBox1.DataTextField = "ContactName"; // the items to be displayed in the list items

                ListBox1.DataValueField = "CustomerID"; // the id of the items displayed

                ListBox1.DataBind();

            }

        }

        catch (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)

        {

            string msg = "Fetch Error:";

            msg += ex.Message;

            throw new Exception(msg);

        }

        finally

        {

            connection.Close();

        }

    }

}

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on aspx page add listbox control like

<asp:DropDownList ID="dpDistributor" runat="server" Height="22px" Width="153px" 
                    DataSourceID="LinqDataSource1" DataTextField="CompanyName" DataValueField="CompanyName" 
                   >

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In Code behind

 
private void FillListBox()
{
        DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection("YOUR CONNECTION STRING HERE"); 
        try
        {
        connection.Open();
        SqlCommand sqlCmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM TableName ", connection);
        SqlDataAdapter sqlDa = new SqlDataAdapter(sqlCmd);

        sqlDa.Fill(dt);
        if (dt.Rows.Count > 0)
        {
           ListBox1.DataTextField = "ColumnName";
           ListBox1.DataValueField = "ColumnName";
           ListBox1.DataSource = dt;
           ListBox1.DataBind()
        }
        }
        catch (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)
        {
                string msg = "Fetch Error:";
                msg += ex.Message;
                throw new Exception(msg);

        }
        finally
        {
            connection.Close();
        }
}
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

   if (!Page.IsPostBack){
        FillListBox();
   }


}

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Hi. Thank you very much. I forgot to add that I need this in VB.net.

LINQ


http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5389802/how-to-fill-listbox-with-data-entries-programatically-in-silverlight

ASPX code same as above and below is vb code

Private Sub FillListBox()
	Dim dt As New DataTable()
	Dim connection As New SqlConnection("YOUR CONNECTION STRING HERE")
	Try
		connection.Open()
		Dim sqlCmd As New SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM TableName ", connection)
		Dim sqlDa As New SqlDataAdapter(sqlCmd)

		sqlDa.Fill(dt)
		If dt.Rows.Count > 0 Then
			ListBox1.DataTextField = "ColumnName"
			ListBox1.DataValueField = "ColumnName"
			ListBox1.DataSource = dt
			ListBox1.DataBind()
		End If
	Catch ex As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException
		Dim msg As String = "Fetch Error:"
		msg += ex.Message

		Throw New Exception(msg)
	Finally
		connection.Close()
	End Try
End Sub
Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)

	If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
		FillListBox()
	End If


End Sub

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Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM [tblOne]", New SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("ConnString")))
cmd.Connection.Open()

Dim ddlValues As SqlDataReader
ddlValues = cmd.ExecuteReader()

ListBox1.DataSource = ddlValues
ListBox1.DataValueField = "theName"
ListBox1.DataTextField = "theName"
ListBox1.DataBind()

cmd.Connection.Close()
cmd.Connection.Dispose()

Thank you very much