Using SqlDataAdapter to insert a row

Question

I want to insert a row into the Database using SqlDataAdapter. I've 2 tables (Custormers & Orders) in CustomerOrders database and has more than thousand records. I want to create a GUI (TextBoxes) for adding new customer & orders into the Database to their respective tables.

How should I do it?

I guess the method that is usually followed is

dataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter (sqlQuery, conn);
dataSet = new DataSet();
da.Fill(dataSet);

Now take the values from textboxes (or use DataBinding) to add a new row into the dataSet and call

  da.Update(dataSet);

But the Question is Why should I fetch all other records into dataSet using da.Fill(dataSet ) in the first place? I just want to add a single new record.

For this purpose what I'm doing is, Creating the schema of the Database in the DataSet. like this:

  DataSet customerOrders = new DataSet("CustomerOrders");

  DataTable customers = customerOrders.Tables.Add("Customers");
  DataTable orders = customerOrders.Tables.Add("Orders");

  customers.Columns.Add("CustomerID", Type.GetType("System.Int32"));
  customers.Columns.Add("FirstName", Type.GetType("System.String"));
  customers.Columns.Add("LastName", Type.GetType("System.String"));
  customers.Columns.Add("Phone", Type.GetType("System.String"));
  customers.Columns.Add("Email", Type.GetType("System.String"));

  orders.Columns.Add("CustomerID", Type.GetType("System.Int32"));
  orders.Columns.Add("OrderID", Type.GetType("System.Int32"));
  orders.Columns.Add("OrderAmount", Type.GetType("System.Double"));
  orders.Columns.Add("OrderDate", Type.GetType("System.DateTime"));

  customerOrders.Relations.Add("Cust_Order_Rel", customerOrders.Tables["Customers"].Columns["CustomerID"], customerOrders.Tables["Orders"].Columns["CustomerID"]);

I used DataBinding to bind these columns to respective text boxes. Now I'm confused! What should I do next? How to use Insert command? Because I didn't give any dataAdapter.SelectCommand so dataAdapter.Update() wont work I guess. Please suggest a correct approach.

Using SqlDataAdapter to insert a row

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