a few keywords regarding Databinding, <% reponse.write%> <%# %>

Method 1.
<%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="LoginControl.ascx.vb" Inherits="MCADPrac.LoginControl" TargetSchema="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5" %> <%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="LoginControl.ascx.vb" Inherits="MCADPrac.LoginControl" TargetSchema="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5" %> <%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="LoginControl.ascx.vb" Inherits="MCADPrac.LoginControl" TargetSchema="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5" %> <%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="LoginControl.ascx.vb" Inherits="MCADPrac.LoginControl" TargetSchema="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5" %> <%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="LoginControl.ascx.vb" Inherits="MCADPrac.LoginControl" TargetSchema="http://schemas.microsoft.com/intellisense/ie5" %>
<style>
 BODY { MARGIN: 0px }
 .LoginControl { BORDER: 1px solid  <% response.write( sBorderColor)%> ;}
 .LoginControl TABLE { BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 2px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px }
 .LoginControl .Text { FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial, helvetica }
</style>


sBorderColor is variable in vb code.

Imports System.web.UI.WebControls

Imports System.Web.UI.HtmlControls

Public Class LoginControl

    Inherits System.Web.UI.UserControl

    Private sUserName As String

    Public sBorderColor As String

Method 2.

•	Simple property (syntax for a customer): <%# custID %>
•	Collection (syntax for an order): <asp:ListBox id="List1" datasource='<%# myArray %>' runat="server">
•	Expression (syntax for a contact): <%# ( customer.First Name + " " + customer.LastName ) %>
•	Method result (syntax for the outstanding balance): <%# GetBalance(custID) %>