In order to complete this walkthrough, you will need the following:

• Access to the Microsoft Access Northwind database.
• Visual Studio 2005 Application.

To create new web application, bind WebGrid to ObjectDataSource and AllowEdit

1. Launch Visual Studio.NET 2005.
2. Click on File menu, then select New and click Web Site.
3. Select ASP.NET Web Site in the Template box and set Location to HTTP.
4. Named the Web Site and click OK.
5. Right-click on Project's name and select Add New Item.
6. Select Intersoft AppForm in the My Templates box and named it as Walkthrough.aspx.
7. Drag WebGrid instance from ToolBar to WebForm.
8. In the Solution Explorer, right-click on App_Data and select Add Existing Item.
9. Browse and add NorthWind.mdb in C:\Program Files\Intersoft Solutions\Data (Default installation folder).
10. Click the SmartTag on the upper right of the WebGrid.
11. In ChooseDataSource field, choose <New data source...>.
    
    
    
    
12. In Data Source Configuration Wizard, choose Object and click OK.
    
    
    
    
13. Select your Business Object and click Next.
    
    
    
    
14. Click Finish afterwards.
    
    
    
    
15. Finally, choose Retrieve Structure action in Connected to Data Source Control Wizard and click OK.
    
    
    
    
16. Select Allow Editing property from WebGrid's SmartTag.
    
    
    
    
17. Run the project and the WebGrid will look like following.