In this interview, programming writer Norm Estabrook demonstrates how to create a model for the BDC service that returns information about contacts in a sample database, and displays the contacts in an external list. You can learn more in the corresponding Help topic...
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fdaske
93 days, 3 hours, 38 minutes ago said:
A really great lesson - from the programmers point of view.
If someone prefers a much faster and more simple out-of-the-box approach to pull external data into a MOSS/WSS SharePoint list in just minutes, I would suggest the Business Data List Connector (BDLC) found here:
http://www.layer2.de/en/products/pages/sharepoint-business-data-list-connector.aspx
You can configure the connection directly in the custom SharePoint list settings by entering a connection string, a select statement and primary keys(s) - if any. That's it, without any programming required. The list structure is automatically created, you can modify it later.