SharePoint -how to show List data on a custom web part/ web user control?

Question

Hi -I am trying every option to show List data on a web part and web user control, but I am not finding any code examples on this. What namespace should I import?

I am using WSS 3.0 and I will later upgrade to MOSS 2007. I am aware of the SmartPart project and I can use it in my environment.

Thank you very much for your help.

Answer 1

You should first look at the Data View Web Part (DVWP) to see if that will fit your needs. With some XLST/JavaScript you can get very creative with this.

Data View Web Part Basics

Otherwise you need to understand two things :-

Creating a Basic web part

This is for VS2010/SharePoint 2010 but you will find similar walkthroughs for other versions such as :-

http://www.codeguru.com/csharp/.net/net_asp/webforms/article.php/c12293/

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/kmcgrath/Creating-a-Web-Part-for-SharePoint-by-Using-a-Designer/

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/sharepoint/Generic_Webparts.aspx

Accessing SharePoint List data

Then once you've got your basic web part you need to know how to use the object model to open a list and iterate through the items in a list to display the data in whatever funky way you want.

Accessing list items