How to bind all tables in Database to dropdownlist

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Hi all,

How to bind all tables in Database to dropdownlist.

Posted 19-Jul-11 2:28am

Ramakrishna Alla

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[no name] 19-Jul-11 8:29am

What you want to do?? if there is hundred table do you want to bind it all with dropdown.

Ashika s 20-Jul-11 0:48am

please elaborate your question?

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Toniyo Jackson · Answer 1 · 2011-07-19T02:39:00

Solution 1

This is the query to get all the tables in a database.

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'

or

SELECT * FROM sys.tables

I hope you know how to bind to DropDownList[^].

Posted 19-Jul-11 2:39am

Toniyo Jackson

Updated 19-Jul-11 2:42am

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manasBonton · Answer 2 · 2011-07-19T02:42:00

In the loweri have taken one table name REG and FieldName Stu_Name.you take as according to your database.

SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection("PUT CONNECTION HERE");
    SqlDataAdapter ad;
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        ad = new SqlDataAdapter("Select * from REG", cn);
        ad.Fill(ds, "REG");
        
       
        DropDownList1.DataSource = ds.Tables[0];
        DropDownList1.DataTextField = ds.Tables[0].Columns["Stu_Name"].ColumnName.ToString();
        DropDownList1.DataValueField = ds.Tables[0].Columns["Stu_Name"].ColumnName.ToString();
        DropDownList1.DataBind();
    }

csharpbd · Answer 3 · 2011-07-19T08:32:00

Solution 3

Which database u mean?
like MySql or MS-SQL or Oracle

Posted 19-Jul-11 8:32am

csharpbd