I have a classic asp page with connection and recordset hardcoded. The page is a 1 page report like an invoice. I'm upgrading this site to aspx and would like to use the same page since the table layout is perfect. I have a connectionString "ISRequests_ConnectionString" in web.config that I want to use. How do I put the data from the connectionString onto the page? I tried Add Existing Item to the solution, rename it to PrintITRequest.aspx, opened the file and cleaned out all the classic asp. Now I assume I'll need <asp:label ... > in place of all the <%=rs("openDate")%> classic asp fields. But what Tool do I drop on the page and how do I connect the asp:label to it? I tried Toolbox > Data > SqlDataSource which allows me to use the connection string and reference a view that has all the fields I need. It feels like I'm missing a middle layer.
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