How to create a spread sheet from a sql table results?

I have to run a simple query (say select name from table where id = 4) and get those results and make it into a report. I am not sure I have crystal reports (do I have to install some thing for this?). So what is the easiest way to create this? May in in a spread sheet or some thing like this? I am so new to SQL Server

Thanks

Possible way:

Retrieve data in DataSet
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Hi dotnet001,

Of course you can use Crystal reports to generate that report. But since you have mentioned that you want the "easiest" way and "may in a spead sheet", I think maybe you can try the DataGrid control. You can fist connect to the database and execute the sql query string,then call the databind method of the DataGrid control to retrieve data from the query result set. After that you will have a detailed list which show all the items you get from that database.

I would like to suggest you to read something on ADO.NET and databinding. See:http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/aspnet_databinding.asp (tutorial)

http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/Mastering_DataBinding.asp (code example)

Hope my suggestion can help

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