Question

I have a DataTable that is filled in from an SQL query to a local database, but I don’t know how to extract data from it.
Main method (in test program):

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    const string connectionString = "server=localhost\\SQLExpress;database=master;integrated Security=SSPI;";
    DataTable table = new DataTable("allPrograms");

    using (var conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
    {
        Console.WriteLine("connection created successfuly");

        string command = "SELECT * FROM Programs";

        using (var cmd = new SqlCommand(command, conn))
        {
            Console.WriteLine("command created successfuly");

            SqlDataAdapter adapt = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);

            conn.Open(); 
            Console.WriteLine("connection opened successfuly");
            adapt.Fill(table);
            conn.Close();
            Console.WriteLine("connection closed successfuly");
        }
    }

    Console.Read();
}

The command I used to create the tables in my database:

create table programs
(
    progid int primary key identity(1,1),
    name nvarchar(255),
    description nvarchar(500),
    iconFile nvarchar(255),
    installScript nvarchar(255)
)

How can I extract data from the DataTable into a form meaningful to use?

Answer 1

The DataTable has a collection .Rows of DataRow elements.

Each DataRow corresponds to one row in your database, and contains a collection of columns.

In order to access a single value, do something like this:

 foreach(DataRow row in YourDataTable.Rows)
 { 
     string name = row["name"].ToString();
     string description = row["description"].ToString();
     string icoFileName = row["iconFile"].ToString();
     string installScript = row["installScript"].ToString();
 }