//Data Access using DataReader try { //Make a connection to database SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DashboardConnectionString"]); string cmdtext = "select EmployeeNo,Name,Email from tab1"; conn.Open(); SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(cmdtext, conn); //Excute query SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader(); while (dr.Read()) { //do something here } } catch (Exception ex) { Response.Write(ex.Message); }