//Button Delete , delete selected items from database private void buttonDelete_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { DialogResult dr = MessageBox.Show("Are you sure to delete selected items? ", this.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Question); if (dr == DialogResult.OK) { try { using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString)) { conn.Open(); using (SqlCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand()) { string sql = ""; string id = ""; foreach (ListViewItem item in this.listView1.SelectedItems) { id = item.SubItems[0].Text.Trim();// 0 is the index of id column in listView1 sql = string.Format("delete from users where id='{0}'", id); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text; cmd.CommandText = sql; cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); } } FreshData(conn); } } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString(), this.Text); } } } //Button Remove, remove selected items from listView1 private void buttonRemove_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { foreach (ListViewItem item in this.listView1.SelectedItems) { if (item.Selected) { item.Remove(); } } this.listView1.Refresh(); } //Function Fresh Data, write by your self private void FreshData(SqlConnection conn) { }