Datalist EditItemTemplate

[SStory]

I have VSNET2003.

I am using a datalist to display Locations that a person is willing to work.

I designed this in the IDE. Right clicked on edit templates, made entries
in each using Web Form Controls.

On the Edit Template I made form like control with various other controls.

Unfortunately when I click on "Edit" for an item it doesn't work.
The screen just blanks the datalist out and nothing happens.

I have been speaking with Microsoft about this, but still am not sure...
They keep talking about datasets.

Seems overkill to use a dataset just to get a list of records that will
seldom be viewed or modified and just for a particular person in a dataset
and then do all when all I need is a list that can click edit and change and
ADD to open a separate panel and add a record using SQL commands.

I have this sort of working but I am confused as to what I have to do and
what the IDE will do.

Example.

Do I need to physically open the HTML code and add the <%#' entries to tie
to data if using a datareader?
Do I also have to do the OnEditCommands and such and hard code those in by
hand?

If anyone could give me an overview of creating a datalist in the IDE and
getting it to function using SQL Commands and a datareader I would
appreciate it.

Also, if anyone could tell me why I should use datasets on webpages, unless
they are used to sort and view over and over by the same or many people I
would appreciate that.

Thanks in advance,

Shane