Surely there must be a better way than to pass a DataSet via the SelectMethod of the ObjectDataSource! The way it is done in the book means that the presentation layer has to know about specific field names in the database ! Kind of defeats the purpose of layering the application.

Can the authors / anyone else recommend a better way, and perhaps point to other examples of doing this "properly" ?

Take a look at, for example, the BugBase chapter. It uses custom business entities instead of DataSets.

Each of the chapter uses a different design concept; so, it's not to say that using a DataSet is *the* solution, but it surely is *a* solution.

You may also want to check out this:

http://imar.spaanjaars.com/QuickDocId.aspx?ID=476

Cheers,

Imar

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Thanks Imar for such a quick reply! I will certainly check out both Chapter 12 BugBase and your link.

All the best.

You're welcome...

Imar

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