Take a look at these: http://www.mikesdotnetting.com/Article/64/Bind-Data-From-a-SqlDataSource-to-a-Label http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/081308-1.aspx http://forums.asp.net/t/1471384.aspx
Thanks, ended up using the following code and it works perfectly: Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load Dim dv As New Data.DataView 'use the id of your SqlDataSource below' dv = SqlDataSource1.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments.Empty) Label1.Text = dv.Table.Rows(0)("LastUpdated") End Sub