Get data without a Datagrid or Datalist?

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Anyone know how to access data from a database the "ol'school" way? I'd like to get the results of a query and put it in some variables... not into a Datagrid or Datalist. The hype about Datagrid and Lists are so high that I can't find any information about accessing data directly...<BR>Please help,<BR>Michael ([email protected])You can still do almost everything the "old school" way in ASP.NET with just a few syntax changes to change from VBScript to VB.NET. 4 guys has a good article on the VB syntax changes here :<BR><BR>http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/053001-1.shtml<BR><BR><BR>Using all the new WebControls and Code Behind stuff is strictly optional (and will actually be slower performance wise for many apps). The big plus for these new features is really developer productivity and maintainability but MS does not force you to take advantage of this.<BR><BR>However, I would strongly suggest _not_ going the old school way with data access. Turn off classic ASP compatibility and use ADO.NET for amazing performance boosts!!<BR><BR>regards,<BR><BR>Dave Kawliche<BR>http://AccessHelp.net<BR>http://1ClickDB.com<BR><BR>