using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class Class1{
static void Main(string[] args){
SqlConnection thisConnection = new SqlConnection("server=(local)SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI");
SqlDataAdapter thisAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT ID, FirstName FROM Employee", thisConnection);
SqlCommandBuilder thisBuilder = new SqlCommandBuilder(thisAdapter);
DataSet thisDataSet = new DataSet();
thisAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Employee");
Console.WriteLine("name before change: {0}", thisDataSet.Tables["Employee"].Rows[9]["FirstName"]);
thisDataSet.Tables["Employee"].Rows[1]["FirstName"] = "Inc";
thisAdapter.Update(thisDataSet, "Employee");
Console.WriteLine("name after change: {0}", thisDataSet.Tables["Employee"].Rows[9]["FirstName"]);
}
}
Month: February 2011
Delete data from database table using SqlDataAdapter
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class PropagateDeletes {
static void Main() {
string connString = "server=(local)SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI";
string qry = @"select * from employee ";
string del = @"delete from employee where id = @id";
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString);
try {
SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter();
da.SelectCommand = new SqlCommand(qry, conn);
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
da.Fill(ds, "employee");
DataTable dt = ds.Tables["employee"];
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(del, conn);
cmd.Parameters.Add("@id",SqlDbType.Int, 4, "id");
string filt = @"firstname = 'o' and lastname = 'B'";
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Select(filt)) {
row.Delete();
}
da.DeleteCommand = cmd;
da.Update(ds, "employee");
foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows) {
Console.WriteLine(
"{0} {1}",
row["firstname"].ToString().PadRight(15),
row["lastname"].ToString().PadLeft(25));
}
} catch(Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e);
} finally {
conn.Close();
}
}
}
Add data to database using SqlDataAdapter
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class Class1{
public static void Main() {
SqlConnection thisConnection = new SqlConnection("server=(local)SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI");
SqlDataAdapter thisAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(
"SELECT ID, FirstName FROM Employee", thisConnection);
SqlCommandBuilder thisBuilder = new SqlCommandBuilder(thisAdapter);
DataSet thisDataSet = new DataSet();
thisAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Employee");
Console.WriteLine("# rows before change: {0}",thisDataSet.Tables["Employee"].Rows.Count);
DataRow thisRow = thisDataSet.Tables["Employee"].NewRow();
thisRow["ID"] = "123";
thisRow["FirstName"] = "Ltd";
thisDataSet.Tables["Employee"].Rows.Add(thisRow);
Console.WriteLine("# rows after change: {0}", thisDataSet.Tables["Employee"].Rows.Count);
thisAdapter.Update(thisDataSet, "Employee");
}
}
Create connection string with SqlConnectionStringBuilder
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data.Common;
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
SqlConnectionStringBuilder cnStrBuilder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder();
cnStrBuilder.UserID = “sa”;
cnStrBuilder.Password = “”;
cnStrBuilder.InitialCatalog = “Cars”;
cnStrBuilder.DataSource = “(local)”;
cnStrBuilder.ConnectTimeout = 5;
SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection();
cn.ConnectionString = cnStrBuilder.ConnectionString;
cn.Open();
ShowConnectionStatus(cn);
string strSQL = “SELECT * FROM Inventory”;
SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand(strSQL, cn);
SqlDataReader myDataReader;
myDataReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
while (myDataReader.Read()) {
for (int i = 0; i < myDataReader.FieldCount; i++) {
Console.Write("{0} = {1} ",myDataReader.GetName(i),myDataReader.GetValue(i).ToString().Trim());
}
}
myDataReader.Close();
ShowConnectionStatus(cn);
}
private static void ShowConnectionStatus(DbConnection cn) {
Console.WriteLine("Database location: {0}", cn.DataSource);
Console.WriteLine("Database name: {0}", cn.Database);
Console.WriteLine("Timeout: {0}", cn.ConnectionTimeout);
Console.WriteLine("Connection state: {0}
", cn.State.ToString());
}
}
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Create SqlCommand object
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class CommandExampleSql
{
static void Main()
{
SqlConnection thisConnection = new SqlConnection("server=(local)SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI");
SqlCommand thisCommand = new SqlCommand();
Console.WriteLine("Command created.");
try {
thisConnection.Open();
thisCommand.Connection = thisConnection;
thisCommand.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Employee";
Console.WriteLine("Ready to execute SQL command: {0}", thisCommand.CommandText);
} catch (SqlException ex) {
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
} finally {
thisConnection.Close();
Console.WriteLine("Connection Closed.");
}
}
}
Creating SQL Connections
/*
* C# Programmers Pocket Consultant
* Author: Gregory S. MacBeth
* Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net
* Create Date: June 27, 2003
* Last Modified Date:
* Version: 1
*/
using System;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace Client.Chapter_13___ADO.NET
{
public class CreatingSQLConnections
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SqlConnection MyConnection = new SqlConnection("Data Source=(local); Initial Catalog = MyDatabase; User ID=sa;Password=");
MyConnection.Open();
}
}
}
Connect to Access database
// connect to Access database
/*
* C# Programmers Pocket Consultant
* Author: Gregory S. MacBeth
* Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net
* Create Date: June 27, 2003
* Last Modified Date:
* Version: 1
*/
using System;
using System.Data.OleDb;
namespace Client.Chapter_13___ADO.NET
{
public class ConnectingToAccess
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
OleDbConnection MyConnection = new OleDbConnection (
@"Provider=Microsft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source = c:MyAccessDB.mdb");
MyConnection.Open();
}
}
}

