Remote Data Binding with Remote Data Service

Remote Data Service (RDS) can be used to display data from a Microsoft Access database in an HTML page. This method of obtaining and displaying data is popular because it is easy to develop.

However, RDS has been deprecated because it does not provide enough security for data connections. Microsoft Access has also been deprecated (in favor of SQL) for secure database applications.

If your Web application needs to obtain or display data from a database or other data source, you can use one of the following more secure methods. If you still want to use remote data binding with RDS in an HTML page, you can find more information at Introduction to Data Binding.

Displaying Data in ASP Pages

With ASP, you can use ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) to display and manipulate data from a SQL, Access, Excel, or other supported database. For more information, see Accessing Databases in IIS Applications.

Displaying Data in ASP.NET Pages

With ASP.NET, you can use ADO.NET to display and manipulate data from a SQL database, a Microsoft Access database, XML files, site map files, or other supported data sources.

Use data source controls such as SqlDataSource, AccessDataSource, XmlDataSource, ObjectDataSource, SiteMapDataSource, or a custom control to connect to your data source. Then, to display your data in a formatted, customizable manner, bind the data to a server control such as the GridView, DataGrid, or Table control.

For more information, see Data Access in ASP.NET 2.0, Accessing Data with ADO.NET, or Displaying Database Information Using a Table Web Server Control.