using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
DataSet thisDataSet = new DataSet();
thisDataSet.ReadXml("nwinddata.xml");
foreach (DataRow custRow in thisDataSet.Tables["Customers"].Rows) {
Console.WriteLine("Customer ID: " + custRow["CustomerID"] +
" Name: " + custRow["CompanyName"]);
}
Console.WriteLine("Table created by ReadXml is called {0}",
thisDataSet.Tables[0].TableName);
}
}
DataSet Read
using System;
using System.Data; // Use ADO.NET namespace
using System.Data.SqlClient; // Use SQL Server data provider namespace
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
SqlConnection thisConnection = new SqlConnection(
@"Server=(local)sqlexpress;Integrated Security=True;" +
"Database=northwind");
SqlDataAdapter thisAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(
"SELECT CustomerID, ContactName FROM Customers", thisConnection);
DataSet thisDataSet = new DataSet();
thisAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Customers");
foreach (DataRow theRow in thisDataSet.Tables["Customers"].Rows) {
Console.WriteLine(theRow["CustomerID"] + " " +
theRow["ContactName"]);
}
thisConnection.Close();
}
}
For each row in DataSet, reference the column data by column name
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);
DataSet thisDataSet = new DataSet();
thisAdapter.Fill(thisDataSet, "Employee");
foreach (DataRow theRow in thisDataSet.Tables["Employee"].Rows)
{
Console.WriteLine(theRow["ID"] + " " + theRow["FirstName"]);
}
}
}
DataSet Delete
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
DataSet theCarsInventory = new DataSet();
SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(“server=(local);User ID=sa;Pwd=;database=Cars”);
SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(“SELECT * FROM Inventory”, cn);
SqlCommandBuilder invBuilder = new SqlCommandBuilder(da);
da.Fill(theCarsInventory, “Inventory”);
PrintDataSet(theCarsInventory);
try {
theCarsInventory.Tables[“Inventory”].Rows[1].Delete();
da.Update(theCarsInventory, “Inventory”);
} catch (Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
theCarsInventory = new DataSet();
da.Fill(theCarsInventory, “Inventory”);
PrintDataSet(theCarsInventory);
}
static void PrintDataSet(DataSet ds) {
Console.WriteLine(“Tables in '{0}' DataSet.
“, ds.DataSetName);
foreach (DataTable dt in ds.Tables) {
Console.WriteLine(“{0} Table.
“, dt.TableName);
for (int curCol = 0; curCol < dt.Columns.Count; curCol++) {
Console.Write(dt.Columns[curCol].ColumnName.Trim() + " ");
}
for (int curRow = 0; curRow < dt.Rows.Count; curRow++) {
for (int curCol = 0; curCol < dt.Columns.Count; curCol++) {
Console.Write(dt.Rows[curRow][curCol].ToString().Trim() + " ");
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
}
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Use the Merge() method
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class Merge
{
public static void Main()
{
SqlConnection mySqlConnection =new SqlConnection("server=(local)SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;");
SqlCommand mySqlCommand = mySqlConnection.CreateCommand();
mySqlCommand.CommandText =
"SELECT ID, FirstName, LastName, Address " +
"FROM Customers " +
"WHERE ID IN ('001', '002', '003')";
SqlDataAdapter mySqlDataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
mySqlDataAdapter.SelectCommand = mySqlCommand;
DataSet myDataSet = new DataSet();
mySqlConnection.Open();
mySqlDataAdapter.Fill(myDataSet, "Customers");
mySqlCommand.CommandText =
"SELECT ID, FirstName, LastName, Address " +
"FROM Customers " +
"WHERE CustomerID IN ('008', '009')";
DataSet myDataSet2 = new DataSet();
mySqlDataAdapter.Fill(myDataSet2, "Customers2");
mySqlCommand.CommandText =
"SELECT TOP 5 ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice " +
"FROM Products " +
"ORDER BY ProductID";
DataSet myDataSet3 = new DataSet();
mySqlDataAdapter.Fill(myDataSet3, "Products");
mySqlConnection.Close();
myDataSet.Merge(myDataSet2);
myDataSet.Merge(myDataSet3, true, MissingSchemaAction.Add);
foreach (DataTable myDataTable in myDataSet.Tables) {
Console.WriteLine("
Reading from the " + myDataTable + "DataTable");
foreach (DataRow myDataRow in myDataTable.Rows) {
foreach (DataColumn myDataColumn in myDataTable.Columns) {
Console.WriteLine(myDataColumn + "= " + myDataRow[myDataColumn]);
}
}
}
}
}
Populate a DataSet with multiple DataTable objects using multiple SELECT statements
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class MultipleDataTables
{
public static void Main()
{
SqlConnection mySqlConnection =new SqlConnection("server=(local)SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;");
SqlCommand mySqlCommand = mySqlConnection.CreateCommand();
mySqlCommand.CommandText =
"SELECT TOP 2 ID, FirstName, LastName " +
"FROM Employee " +
"ORDER BY ID;" +
"SELECT ID, LastName " +
"FROM MyEmployee " +
"WHERE ID = 9;";
SqlDataAdapter mySqlDataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
mySqlDataAdapter.SelectCommand = mySqlCommand;
DataSet myDataSet = new DataSet();
mySqlConnection.Open();
int numberOfRows = mySqlDataAdapter.Fill(myDataSet);
Console.WriteLine("numberOfRows = " + numberOfRows);
mySqlConnection.Close();
myDataSet.Tables["Table"].TableName = "Employee";
myDataSet.Tables["Table1"].TableName = "MyEmployee";
foreach (DataTable myDataTable in myDataSet.Tables) {
Console.WriteLine("
Reading from the " +
myDataTable.TableName + "DataTable");
foreach (DataRow myDataRow in myDataTable.Rows)
{
foreach (DataColumn myDataColumn in myDataTable.Columns)
{
Console.WriteLine(myDataColumn + "= " +
myDataRow[myDataColumn]);
}
}
}
}
}
Populate a DataSet object with multiple DataTable objects
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class MultipleDataTables2
{
public static void Main()
{
SqlConnection mySqlConnection =new SqlConnection("server=(local)SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;");
SqlCommand mySqlCommand = mySqlConnection.CreateCommand();
mySqlCommand.CommandText =
"SELECT TOP 2 ID, FirstName, LastName " +
"FROM Employee " +
"ORDER BY ID";
SqlDataAdapter mySqlDataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
mySqlDataAdapter.SelectCommand = mySqlCommand;
DataSet myDataSet = new DataSet();
mySqlConnection.Open();
int numberOfRows = mySqlDataAdapter.Fill(myDataSet, "Employee");
Console.WriteLine("numberOfRows = " + numberOfRows);
mySqlDataAdapter.SelectCommand.CommandText =
"SELECT ID, Name " +
"FROM Customers " +
"WHERE ID = '001'";
numberOfRows = mySqlDataAdapter.Fill(myDataSet, "Customers");
Console.WriteLine("numberOfRows = " + numberOfRows);
mySqlConnection.Close();
foreach (DataTable myDataTable in myDataSet.Tables) {
Console.WriteLine("
Reading from the " +
myDataTable.TableName + "DataTable");
foreach (DataRow myDataRow in myDataTable.Rows)
{
foreach (DataColumn myDataColumn in myDataTable.Columns)
{
Console.WriteLine(myDataColumn + "= " +
myDataRow[myDataColumn]);
}
}
}
}
}

