Mega Code Archive
Create SqlCommand with both sql query and connection
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using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class CommandScalar
{
static void Main()
{
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection("server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;");
string sql = @"select count(*) from employee";
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);
Console.WriteLine("Command created and connected.");
try
{
conn.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Number of Employees is {0}", cmd.ExecuteScalar());
}
catch (SqlException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
}
finally
{
conn.Close();
Console.WriteLine("Connection Closed.");
}
}
}
Command created and connected.
Number of Employees is 4
Connection Closed.
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