I have a SQL Server 2008 database and I am working on it in the backend. I am working on asp.net/C#
SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (rdr.Read())
{
//how do I read strings here????
}
I know that the reader has values. My SQL command is to select just 1 column from a table. The column contains strings ONLY. I want to read the strings (rows) in the reader one by one. How do I do this?
I usually read data by data reader this way. just added a small example.
string connectionString = "Data Source=DESKTOP-2EV7CF4;Initial Catalog=TestDB;User ID=sa;Password=tintin11#";
string queryString = "Select * from EMP";
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection))
{
connection.Open();
using (SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader())
{
if (reader.HasRows)
{
while (reader.Read())
{
Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}, {1}", reader[0], reader[1]));
}
}
reader.Close();
}
}
You have to read database columnhere. You could have a look on following code snippet
string connectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["NameOfYourSqlConnectionString"].ConnectionString;
using (var _connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
_connection.Open();
using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("SELECT SomeColumnName FROM TableName", _connection))
{
SqlDataReader sqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader();
if (sqlDataReader.HasRows)
{
while (sqlDataReader.Read())
{
string YourFirstDataBaseTableColumn = sqlDataReader["SomeColumn"].ToString(); // Remember Type Casting is required here it has to be according to database column data type
string YourSecondDataBaseTableColumn = sqlDataReader["SomeColumn"].ToString();
string YourThridDataBaseTableColumn = sqlDataReader["SomeColumn"].ToString();
}
}
sqlDataReader.Close();
}
_connection.Close();