This C# program demonstrates how to fill an entire SQL dataset with all of the table data in a database for Microsoft SQL in C#.
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace FillDataset {
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
// The using block ensures that the connection is closed when it exits this block.
using (SqlConnection qConnection = new SqlConnection(
@"Server=localhost\SQLEXPRESS01;Database=catholic;Trusted_Connection=True;")) {
qConnection.Open();
DataSet qDataSet = new DataSet("catholic");
DataTable qDataTable = qConnection.GetSchema("Tables");
// Run through all of the tables in the database and store them in the dataset.
foreach (DataRow qRow in qDataTable.Rows) {
// The third entry, at index 2, is the table name
using (SqlDataAdapter qAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(
"SELECT * FROM " + qRow[2], qConnection)) {
qAdapter.Fill(qDataSet, qRow[2].ToString());
}
}
// The Dataset is filled with the tables and their data
// Here, we output the data to demonstrate that it is in the dataset
PrintDataset(qDataSet);
}
}
static public void PrintDataset(DataSet qDataSet) {
string sDataSet = String.Format("{0, 25}", qDataSet.DataSetName) + "\n";
// Run through the tables in the dataset
foreach (DataTable qTable in qDataSet.Tables) {
// Write the table name first
sDataSet += String.Format("{0, 25}", qTable.TableName) + "\n";
// List the column names first
foreach (DataColumn qColumn in qTable.Columns) {
sDataSet += String.Format("{0,-25}", qColumn.ColumnName);
}
sDataSet += "\n";
sDataSet += "-------------------------------------------------\n";
foreach (DataRow qRow in qTable.Rows) {
foreach (object qData in qRow.ItemArray) {
sDataSet += String.Format("{0,-25}", qData);
}
sDataSet += "\n";
}
sDataSet += "\n";
}
Console.Write(sDataSet);
}
}
}
catholic
sacraments
name category
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Baptism Initiation
Eucharist Initiation
Confirmation Initiation
Penance Healing
Anointing of the Sick Healing
Holy Matrimony Service
Holy Orders Service
apostles
name symbol
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John Chalice
Andrew Transverse Cross
Peter Keys
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