using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
class AccessConnect {
static void Main()
{
string connString = @"provider = microsoft.jet.oledb.4.0;data source = Employee.mdb;";
OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(connString);
try
{
conn.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connection opened.");
Console.WriteLine("Connection Properties:");
Console.WriteLine(" Connection String: {0}", conn.ConnectionString);
Console.WriteLine(" Database: {0}",conn.Database);
Console.WriteLine(" DataSource: {0}",conn.DataSource);
Console.WriteLine(" ServerVersion: {0}", conn.ServerVersion);
Console.WriteLine(" State: {0}", conn.State);
} catch (OleDbException e) {
Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e);
} finally {
conn.Close();
Console.WriteLine("Connection closed.");
}
}
}
Database ADO.net
Pass parameter to OleDbCommand
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
public class Prepare {
public static void Main () {
String connect = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=.Employee.mdb";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connect);
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Made the connection to the database");
OleDbCommand cmd1 = con.CreateCommand();
cmd1.CommandText = "SELECT ID FROM Employee "
+ "WHERE id BETWEEN ? AND ?";
OleDbParameter p1 = new OleDbParameter();
OleDbParameter p2 = new OleDbParameter();
cmd1.Parameters.Add(p1);
cmd1.Parameters.Add(p2);
p1.Value = "01";
p2.Value = "03";
OleDbDataReader reader = cmd1.ExecuteReader();
while(reader.Read())
Console.WriteLine("{0}", reader.GetInt32(0));
reader.Close();
con.Close();
}
}
Create table and populate data
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
public class Create {
public static void Main () {
String connect = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=.Employee.mdb";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connect);
con.Open();
OleDbCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE Customer (CustomerID "
+ "CHAR(4), CustomerName VARCHAR(25), Address "
+ "VARCHAR(25), BalanceDue DECIMAL)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO Customer VALUES (1234,'F F','22 First St.',67.00)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO Customer VALUES (5678,'D D','33 Second St.',130.95)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO Customer VALUES (4321,'M M','44 Third St.',0)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO Customer VALUES (8765,'C C','55 Fourth St.', 0)";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
con.Close();
}
}
Delete database records through OleDbCommand and verify the results
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
public class ExtractInfo {
public static void Main () {
String connect = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=.Employee.mdb";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connect);
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Made the connection to the Sales database");
OleDbCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText ="DELETE FROM Employee WHERE ID = 01";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT First_Name FROM Employee";
OleDbDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
Console.WriteLine();
while(reader.Read())
Console.WriteLine(reader.GetString(0));
reader.Close();
con.Close();
}
}
Between certain dates
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
public class ExtractInfo {
public static void Main () {
String connect = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=.Employee.mdb";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connect);
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Made the connection to the Sales database");
OleDbCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT OrderNumber FROM Orders "
+ "WHERE OrderDate BETWEEN #4/1/99# AND #4/30/99#";
OleDbDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine
(" Order numbers of orders from 4/1/99 to 4/30/99");
while(reader.Read())
Console.WriteLine(reader.GetString(0));
reader.Close();
con.Close();
}
}
Get count value from a select query
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
public class DatabaseInfo {
public static void Main () {
String connect = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=.Employee.mdb";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connect);
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Made the connection to the database");
OleDbCommand command = con.CreateCommand();
command.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Employee";
Console.WriteLine("Number of Employee rows: {0}",(int)command.ExecuteScalar());
con.Close();
}
}
Get max column value
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
public class DatabaseInfo {
public static void Main () {
String connect = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=.Employee.mdb";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(connect);
con.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Made the connection to the database");
OleDbCommand command = con.CreateCommand();
command.CommandText ="SELECT MAX(Salary) FROM Employee";
Console.WriteLine("Max of salary: {0:C}",(decimal)command.ExecuteScalar());
con.Close();
}
}