This is the aspx page source. The controls that you want to update must be inside the UpdatePanel.
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server">
</asp:ScriptManager>
<div style="height: 804px; position: relative; top: 0px; left: 0px;"
align="center">
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel2" runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<table style="width:100%; height: 100px;" width="50">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<asp:Label ID="lblUpdateTime" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<asp:Timer ID="Timer1" runat="server" Interval="10000" ontick="Timer1_Tick">
</asp:Timer>
<asp:DataList ID="dlDataList" runat="server" CellPadding="2"
GridLines="Vertical" Height="106px" RepeatColumns="1" Width="230px"
BackColor="#0066CC">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="MyTableField" runat="server" Font-Size="12pt"
ForeColor="White" Text='<%# Eval("FieldBoundToList") %>' />
<br />
</ItemTemplate>
<SeparatorStyle BorderColor="White" BorderWidth="2" Font-Size="Medium" />
</asp:DataList>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
</div>
</form>
</body>
And this is the code behind.
protected void Timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string ConnString = "Data Source=TEST\\SQLInstanceName;Initial Catalog=DatabaseName;Integrated Security=True";
try
{
lblUpdateTime.Text = "Last Update: " + DateTime.Now.ToString();
//I am using LINQ To SQL here
using (DataDataContext context = new DataDataContext(ConnString))
{
//Here I am using a stored procedure and binding the results to the datalist.
//dlDataList.DataSource = context.spGetSomething().Take(20);
//dlDataList.DataBind();
//Or you can do something like this.
var query = from p in context.TableName
select p;
dlDataList.DataSource = query;
dlDataList.DataBind();
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
//Do something here
}
}
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server">
</asp:ScriptManager>
<div style="height: 804px; position: relative; top: 0px; left: 0px;"
align="center">
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel2" runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<table style="width:100%; height: 100px;" width="50">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<asp:Label ID="lblUpdateTime" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<asp:Timer ID="Timer1" runat="server" Interval="10000" ontick="Timer1_Tick">
</asp:Timer>
<asp:DataList ID="dlDataList" runat="server" CellPadding="2"
GridLines="Vertical" Height="106px" RepeatColumns="1" Width="230px"
BackColor="#0066CC">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="MyTableField" runat="server" Font-Size="12pt"
ForeColor="White" Text='<%# Eval("FieldBoundToList") %>' />
<br />
</ItemTemplate>
<SeparatorStyle BorderColor="White" BorderWidth="2" Font-Size="Medium" />
</asp:DataList>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>
</div>
</form>
</body>
And this is the code behind.
protected void Timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string ConnString = "Data Source=TEST\\SQLInstanceName;Initial Catalog=DatabaseName;Integrated Security=True";
try
{
lblUpdateTime.Text = "Last Update: " + DateTime.Now.ToString();
//I am using LINQ To SQL here
using (DataDataContext context = new DataDataContext(ConnString))
{
//Here I am using a stored procedure and binding the results to the datalist.
//dlDataList.DataSource = context.spGetSomething().Take(20);
//dlDataList.DataBind();
//Or you can do something like this.
var query = from p in context.TableName
select p;
dlDataList.DataSource = query;
dlDataList.DataBind();
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
//Do something here
}
}
