Salve raga
ho preso lìesempio di questa link http://freeasp.html.it/articoli/view...olo.asp?id=207 e lo modificato così:

codice:
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
<script runat="server">

    Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs)
    
         If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
    
             Dim ConnectionString As String = "server=(local);database=menu;user=sa"
             Dim CommandText As String = "select * from menu1"
    
             Dim myConnection As New SqlConnection(ConnectionString)
             Dim myCommand As New SqlDataAdapter(CommandText, myConnection)
    
             Dim ds As New DataSet()
             myCommand.Fill(ds,"menu1")
    
            DataList1.DataSource = ds.Tables("menu1").DefaultView
            DataList1.DataBind()
    
         End If
     End Sub
    
     Private Sub DataList1_ItemCommand(ByVal obj As Object, ByVal e As DataListCommandEventArgs)
         DataList1.SelectedIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex
         DataList1.DataBind()
     End Sub

</script>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="manuBar" runat="server">
        <asp:DataList id="DataList1" runat="server" OnItemCommand="DataList1_ItemCommand" DataKeyField="pulsID" RepeatDirection="Vertical" SelectedItemStyle-BackColor="#C0FFFF" HeaderStyle-BackColor="#FF8080" Width="150px" Font-Size="8pt" Font-Name="Verdana" CellPadding="3" GridLines="Both" BorderWidth="1" BorderColor="black">
            <SelectedItemStyle cssclass="item-select-bg"></SelectedItemStyle>
            <EditItemStyle cssclass="item-expanded-bg"></EditItemStyle>
            <ItemStyle cssclass="item-bg"></ItemStyle>
            <HeaderTemplate>
                <asp:Label id="Label1" forecolor="Blue" runat="server">Menu</asp:Label> 
            </HeaderTemplate>
            <ItemTemplate>
                <asp:LinkButton id="button1" CommandName="Select" text='<%# Container.DataItem("testoPuls") %>' Runat="server"></asp:LinkButton>
            </ItemTemplate>
            <SelectedItemTemplate>
                <%# Container.DataItem("testoPuls") %> +" "+ <%# Container.DataItem("pulsID") %> 
                

                <%# Container.DataItem("pulsID") %> 
            </SelectedItemTemplate>
        </asp:DataList>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
ma non va Cosa può essere???

P.S. sono un novellino in asp.net e vb!!