retrieving data in VB from SQL - database

Question

I use Visual Basic 2010 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008. I have my database and my table and i made the connection (at least i think i did) in VB using only the interface.
What i want to know is how to get data from the database and use it into my VB project. I have of course searched for solutions already but the differences i find only confuse me more. What i need to know are the basics, the tools/objects and procedures to retrieve the data.
What i try to do at the moment is make a simple selection and put that data into a listbox right when the program starts, like this:
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
SqlConnection1.Open()
SqlConnection1.Close()
End Sub
End Class

Answer 1

1) Create your connection string
Dim connectionString As String = "Data Source=localhost;........."
2) Connect to your Database
Dim connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
conn.Open()
3) Create a Command and the query
Dim command As New SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Product", connection)
Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader() //Execute the Query
4) Retrieve your result. There are several ways
Dim dt As New DataTable()
dt.Load(reader)
'Close the connection
connection.Close()
5) Bind to your list box
myListBox.ItemSource = dt
Full code here
Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
Dim command As New SqlCommand("Select * from Products", connection)
command.Connection.Open()
SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader()
End Using
For more info
SQLCommand

Answer 2

SqlConnection1.Open()
using table As DataTable = New DataTable
using command as SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("SELECT blah blah", SqlConnection1)
using adapter As SqlDataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(command)
adapter.Fill(table)
end using
end using
for each row As DataRow in table.Rows
' add each listbox item
listbox1.Items.Add(row("column name"))
next
end using
SqlConnection1.Close()