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Asked: 2026-05-31T01:45:01+00:00

I haven’t used .Net since 2005, so I copied the ADO sample code from

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I haven’t used .Net since 2005, so I copied the ADO sample code from Microsoft (which is shoddy at best), and got a Compilation Error at line 1:

ASPNET: Make sure that the class defined in this code file matches the
‘inherits’ attribute, and that it extends the correct base class (e.g.
Page or UserControl).

Line 1:  using System;
Line 2:  using System.Data;
Line 3:  using System.Data.SqlClient;

I put the sample code in a .aspx.cs file. Was I supposed to declare something before the using …?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The problem appears to be that the MSDN code sample you’re using wasn’t prepared for use in a web page. Classes defined in a code behind should inherit from Page or UserControl and the Console application example from MSDN doesn’t do either.

    Perhaps one of the ASP.NET tutorials would provide a better example.

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