Hi: Is this a Webpage or you working in Vb.net or C#.net? Not sure that makes a diference but well could. What you are trying to do sounds like Simple DataBinding. I'll take a look into some syntax when I know what language you are working in. In the meantime, look at Simple DataBinding. That isn't really simple but means you bind one field in a table to one thingy like a Textbox or Label control. Rick Farmington Mich. USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles E. Black To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:15 PM Subject: vs.net 2005 question: I have a sqlDatasource connected to a database. I also have a textbox. I need to get the information from the datasource, from one field of a table, and have it fill the textbox. I thought about using a dataBinding thing but discovered that the textbox doesn't have a binding method. How else might I populate a textbox named txtMessage with a Subject field from a dataset named SqlDataSource1. Thanks! Charles Black 4127 Pinehaven Ct. Columbia, SC 29205 Phone: (803) 790-5586 Cell: (803) 873-1698