I came across this webpage & hope it is of use to u.

Ask the DotNetJunkies - DataList Paging
http://www.dotnetjunkies.net/tutorials.aspx?tutorialid=75


> Has anyone figured out how to use pagination in a Datalist control?  I 
> need a Datalist control versus Datagrid control because I'm making use 
of 
> the <ItemTemplate> and <SelectedItemTemplate> properties.  Any help 
would 
> be greatly appreciated.