• Add a Row Highlight with Alternating Row Colors
• Alternating Row Style
• Capture and Restore Scoll Position
• Consume Complex JSON Data
• Convert List Between Static and SQL Data Source
• Dynamically Populate List Control
• Export List Data to Excel
• Handle Write Conflicts Programmatically
• Pull-To-Refresh
• Search Highlight List Control
• Searching Logical Values in a List
• Using a FormView Control to Edit Data in a List Control

 

How to Convert a List Control Between a Static and SQL Data Source

Description

Learn how a List Control based on static data can be quickly converted to use a SQL database.

Discussion

Using static data to prototype a List control is common practice. Once prototyping is complete, however, and the List control may need to be converted to use a SQL database. Converting the List control to the SQL data source by hand can be a hassle...unless you use the built-in data source conversion genie.

The Convert List datasource to SQL database genie allows you to easily export the data from a static data source to a new table or link to an existing table in a SQL database.

You can also convert the data source for a List control from a SQL database to a Static data source using the Convert List datasource to static data.

Watch the following video to learn how:

• Converting a List Between a Static Data Source and SQL Data Source