Hi, You can use Crystal Report for this. Or if you dont have any Crystal Report software then. Open a dataset in vb.net and fill it up with the required data after giving search parameter. Now create programatically a text file(.txt) and write the out put from the query into that text file. that will solve your problem of reporting :) DD Debasish Das(MBA), is a hardcore software solution provider, working in ESSPL (INDIA). Got 5 years of experience on various client server technologies like Visual Basic,.NET framework, Power Builder, Message Queue Server. And also posses sound knowledge in Quality Processes applied to software engineering. Quite often travels overseas to provide solutions to some fortune 100 clients. He can be reached with mr_debasishdas@hotmail.com or debasishd@esspl.com

hi, To connect to access database use the namespace as OLEDB instead of SQLCLIENT. And then goahead as other connection in >net. Oh Yes dont ever fix the drive or dir for the connection. Rather make a string in your config file (that is provided with vb.net application) and read the path from the config file. Config file gives you the liberty to change the settings and configuration at any time. :) DD Debasish Das(MBA), is a hardcore software solution provider, working in ESSPL (INDIA). Got 5 years of experience on various client server technologies like Visual Basic,.NET framework, Power Builder, Message Queue Server. And also posses sound knowledge in Quality Processes applied to software engineering. Quite often travels overseas to provide solutions to some fortune 100 clients. He can be reached with mr_debasishdas@hotmail.com or debasishd@esspl.com

I was talking that, Once you got the grid on your asp.net page then goto the code behind page. There create a dataset(any book ok asp.netcan help you for dataset). After creatting dataset. use the code in pageload or where ever you want. as Grid1.datasource=datasetname. This will solve your problem. DD

Hi, This is a sugestion only, Please try bind your grid in the code behind file with a data source. bind the datasource with dataset, the dataset must be populated before that. You may be getting problem as no data in your datasource, then it wont show any thing. Another thing I will suggest that please check that whether u r able to debug your asp.net page or not?? Some times what happens if you are not able to debg the page i mean if starting without debuging then it fails to compile properly the page and may not be able to show the server controls. Ok by the way the small arrow you are talking about is that: this icon represents that the control is a server control. :) DD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debasish Das(MBA), is a hardcore software solution provider, working in ESSPL (INDIA). Got 5 years of experience on various client server technologies like Visual Basic,.NET framework, Power Builder, Message Queue Server. And also posses sound knowledge in Quality Processes applied to software engineering. Quite often travels overseas to provide solutions to some fortune 100 clients. He can be reached with mr_debasishdas@hotmail.com or debasishd@esspl.com

Hi Its ony a suggestion, I think you nee to investigate as the following line. 'Send the email in text format msg.BodyFormat = MailFormat.Text '(to send HTML format, change MailFormat.Text to MailFormat.Html) :) DD Debasish Das(MBA), is a hardcore software solution provider, working in ESSPL (INDIA). Got 5 years of experience on various client server technologies like Visual Basic,.NET framework, Power Builder, Message Queue Server. And also posses sound knowledge in Quality Processes applied to software engineering. Quite often travels overseas to provide solutions to some fortune 100 clients. He can be reached with mr_debasishdas@hotmail.com or debasishd@esspl.com

Hi, Can u do one thing, before putting the query in to your .cs file check that query executes well with MS SQL server instead of Access because i am bit scared that you are using "*", correct your query according to MSSQLserver query analyser. Then Try. :) DD Debasish Das(MBA), is a hardcore software solution provider, working in ESSPL (INDIA). Got 5 years of experience on various client server technologies like Visual Basic,.NET framework, Power Builder, Message Queue Server. And also posses sound knowledge in Quality Processes applied to software engineering. Quite often travels overseas to provide solutions to some fortune 100 clients. He can be reached with mr_debasishdas@hotmail.com or debasishd@esspl.com

Hi, A quick help for you, While just seraching in the net i got a link and I think this will be helpfull for your problem. Just Visit the bellow URL. http://www.stardeveloper.com/articles/display.html?article=2003031201&page=1 tell me if u did not get the help. :) DD Debasish Das(MBA), is a hardcore software solution provider, working in ESSPL (INDIA). Got 5 years of experience on various client server technologies like Visual Basic,.NET framework, Power Builder, Message Queue Server. And also posses sound knowledge in Quality Processes applied to software engineering. Quite often travels overseas to provide solutions to some fortune 100 clients. He can be reached with mr_debasishdas@hotmail.com or debasishd@esspl.com

Hi, I have not seen your code, but I guess that you are loading the imagebutton through codebehind file coding. And please takecare when you will put the path for the image button to upload to the button make that a application path, that means generalised path so that in the location where you will install does not make any problem due to the nonavaliability of the image or path. :) DD Debasish Das(MBA), is a hardcore software solution provider, working in ESSPL (INDIA). Got 5 years of experience on various client server technologies like Visual Basic,.NET framework, Power Builder, Message Queue Server. And also posses sound knowledge in Quality Processes applied to software engineering. Quite often travels overseas to provide solutions to some fortune 100 clients. He can be reached with mr_debasishdas@hotmail.com or debasishd@esspl.com