Populate ASP Label from SQL Database
I'm a super nubie to Visual Studio and I've been working on this but I can't seem to retrieve the correct data to show in my ASP Label. I want to use the querystring ("OrderID") in my sql string to retrieve the orderdate field of my table. It keeps populating 12:00AM
If Not IsPostBack Then
Dim orderdate As Date
If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.QueryString("OrderID")) AndAlso Date.TryParse(Request.QueryString("OrderID"), orderdate) Then
Dim sql As String = "select * from [Orders] where OrderID = " & orderdate.ToString()
End If
lblOrderDate.Text = orderdate
End If
Your code looks a little confused. In this line:
Which field are you trying to use to query the database, and what field do you want to display in your label?
If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.QueryString("OrderID")) AndAlso Date.TryParse(Request.QueryString("OrderID"), orderdate) ThenWhich field are you trying to use to query the database, and what field do you want to display in your label?
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Ok, so I got the sqlconnection but how do I assign my label (lblOrderDate) to the connection string.
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I was finally able to figure it out. Thanks again
try this
Dim orderdate As Date
If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(Reque
Dim command As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("select OrderDate from [Orders] where OrderID = " & Request.QueryString("Order
connection.Open()
Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()
If reader.HasRows Then
Do While reader.Read()
orderdate =reader.GetDateTime(0)
Loop
End If
reader.Close()
End If