In this short code snippet article I will explain how to bind ASP.Net GridView using SqlDataSource programmatically from code in ASP.Net
Bind GridView using SqlDataSource Programmatically from code in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net
 
 
Database
For this article I have made use Customers table of Microsoft Northwind Database. You can download the database using the link below
Download Northwind Database
 
 
HTML Markup
The HTML Markup contains the following GridView
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" CssClass="Grid" AutoGenerateColumns="false">
    <Columns>
        <asp:BoundField DataField="ContactName" HeaderText="Customer Name" />
        <asp:BoundField DataField="City" HeaderText="City" />
        <asp:BoundField DataField="Country" HeaderText="Country" />
        <asp:BoundField DataField="PostalCode" HeaderText="PostalCode" />
    </Columns>
</asp:GridView>
 
 
Connection String
I have added the following connection string in the Web.Config file.
<connectionStrings>
    <add name="conString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQL2005;Initial Catalog=northwind;User id = user;password=xxx"/>
</connectionStrings>
 
 
Binding the ASP.Net GridView with SqlDataSource Programmatically
In the below code I am binding the ASP.Net GridView from code using SqlDataSource. The SqlDataSource is dynamically added to the page at runtime in the Page_Load event of the ASP.Net page.
The following parameters of the SqlDataSource need to be set
1. ConnectionString – ConnectionString to the Northwind Database.
2. SelectCommand – The SQL Query you need to execute.
C#
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
        SqlDataSource SqlDataSource1 = new SqlDataSource();
        SqlDataSource1.ID = "SqlDataSource1";
        this.Page.Controls.Add(SqlDataSource1);
        SqlDataSource1.ConnectionString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["conString"].ConnectionString;
        SqlDataSource1.SelectCommand = "SELECT top 10 ContactName, City, Country, PostalCode from Customers";
        GridView1.DataSource = SqlDataSource1;
        GridView1.DataBind();
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not IsPostBack Then
        Dim SqlDataSource1 As New SqlDataSource()
        SqlDataSource1.ID = "SqlDataSource1"
        Me.Page.Controls.Add(SqlDataSource1)
        SqlDataSource1.ConnectionString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("conString").ConnectionString
        SqlDataSource1.SelectCommand = "SELECT top 10 ContactName, City, Country, PostalCode from Customers"
        GridView1.DataSource = SqlDataSource1
        GridView1.DataBind()
    End If
End Sub
 
 
Demo
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Download
You can download the complete code in VB.Net and C# using the download link provided below.