---
title: "Creating a simple data entry application using Asp.Net MVC 4"
description: "In this blog, I’m explaining how to create a simple data entry application using asp.net mvc 4. Step 1:First open Visual studio 2012 and create an em"
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"
published: 2014-02-10
updated: 2014-09-18
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/647/creating-a-simple-data-entry-application-using-asp-dot-net-mvc-4
category: "asp.net mvc"
tags: ["asp.net mvc"]
reading_time: 4 minutes
---
# Creating a simple data entry application using Asp.Net MVC 4
In this blog, I’m explaining how to create a [simple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1469/5-simple-ways-to-stay-fit-amp-healthy) data entry [application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12824/calculator-application-in-android) using [asp.net mvc](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/155798/what-is-caching-in-asp-dot-net-mvc) 4.\
##### Step 1:
First open [Visual studio](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12378/visual-studio-for-mac-is-out-of-beta-preview-now-officially-available) 2012 and create an empty asp.net mvc 4 application with razor engine.
##### Step 2:
Add a [controller](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/273/passing-values-from-controller-to-view-in-asp-dot-net-mvc) to the [project](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/105927/how-to-excel-at-managing-multiple-projects) named ”HomeController.cs” with below code:
```
using SimpleDataEntryApp.Models;using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Web;using System.Web.Mvc;namespace SimpleDataEntryApp.Controllers{ public class HomeController : Controller { // // GET: /Home/ public ActionResult Index() { int hour = DateTime.Now.Hour; ViewBag.Time = hour < 12 ? "Good Morning!" : "Good Afternoon!"; return View(); } }}
```
##### Step 3:
Now we create a [model class](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160267/what-is-the-role-of-the-range-data-annotation-and-when-to-use-it-in-a-model-class) and named “Seminar.cs” and add some [properties](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23331/nootropics-7-different-types-and-their-unique-properties) like below:
```
using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Web;namespace SimpleDataEntryApp.Models{ public class Seminar { public string name { get; set; } public string email { get; set; } public string phone { get; set; } public bool? willAttend { get; set; } }}
```
##### Step 4:
Now add a view to the project by right clicking in the Index() [ActionResult](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/33961/what-is-the-difference-between-actionresult-and-viewresult) in the “HomeController.cs” file and named it “Index.cshtml”.
```
@{ Layout = null;} Index
@ViewBag.Time
We are having a fabulous seminar on Asp.Net MVC in your town. Register Yourself @Html.ActionLink("here","RegForm")
```
I have added an ActionLink in this view to move to the next page when we click on “here”.
##### Step 5:
Now add a ViewResult method in the “HomeController.cs” file like below:
```
[HttpGet]public ViewResult RegForm(){ return View();}
```
And also add a view to this viewresult and named it as ”RegForm” and make it a strongly-typed view like this:
\
\
And write the below code in the “RegForm.cshtml” file.
```
@model SimpleDataEntryApp.Models.Seminar@{ Layout = null;} RegForm @using (Html.BeginForm()) {
Name : @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.name)
Email : @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.email)
Phone : @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.phone)
Will you attend? : @Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.willAttend, new[]{ new SelectListItem() {Text = "Yes", Value = bool.TrueString}, new SelectListItem() {Text= "No", Value= bool.FalseString}, },"Choose an option")
}
```
In this view, I have created a simple form with three textboxes and a dropdownlist and a submit button to submit the values.
##### Step 6:
Now we have created a form, next we need a page to display the values which user has inputted in the form, so add another viewresult to the controller that is “HomeController.cs” like this:
```
[HttpPost]public ViewResult RegForm(Seminar seminarResponse){ return View("Thanks", seminarResponse);}
```
So the whole “HomeController.cs” file look like this:
```
using SimpleDataEntryApp.Models;using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Web;using System.Web.Mvc;namespace SimpleDataEntryApp.Controllers{ public class HomeController : Controller { // // GET: /Home/ public ActionResult Index() { int hour = DateTime.Now.Hour; ViewBag.Time = hour < 12 ? "Good Morning!" : "Good Afternoon!"; return View(); } [HttpGet] public ViewResult RegForm() { return View(); } [HttpPost] public ViewResult RegForm(Seminar seminarResponse) { return View("Thanks", seminarResponse); } }}
```
##### Step 7:
Now add a view to the viewresult RegForm(Seminar seminarResponse) by right clicking to it named “Thanks.cshtml” and make it a strongly-typed view like this:
\
\
Now write the below code in it:
```
@model SimpleDataEntryApp.Models.Seminar@{ Layout = null;} Thanks
Thank you, @Model.name
@if (Model.willAttend == true) { @: We are glad that you are attending the seminar } else { @:Sorry to hear that you are not coming. }