Question

In my project there are two datatables dtNames and dtDetails.

I dont know about SQL. Here I am connecting to XML and Textfiles.

dtNames

EmpName    EmpRole

   a         2
   b         3
   c         4

dtDetails

 Empid     EmpName   EmpCity   EmpRole

  101        a         abc       3  //EmpRole not equal to above table EmpRole
  102        b         abc       3
  103        c         xyz       4
  104        d         pqr       5
  105        e         rst       6

I want to relate these two datatables based on the EmpName and EmpRole (here comparing to dtNames) and store the result in a DataSet dsMain(table from dtDetails) and then divide the two datatables in according to comparison like matchedDataTable and unmatchedDataTable.

I know this can be done using DataRelation or RowFilter but i cant get a thought how to do this because there are two columns to be compared with other datatable two columns which i dont know.(I am beginner in .net)

I tried the below code: (not working)

            DataSet dsMain = new DataSet();
            DataRelation newRelation = new DataRelation("processData"
                , dtNames.Columns["EmpName"], dtDetails.Columns["EmpName"]);
            dsMain.Relations.Add(newRelation);

As you can see In the above code I am just comparing one column with other column. How compare with two. I am very close

please assist.

Answer 1

Use the constructor that accepts column arrays:

DataSet dsMain = new DataSet();
DataRelation newRelation = new DataRelation("processData",
    new DataColumn[] { dtNames.Columns["EmpName"], dtNames.Columns["EmpRole"] },
    new DataColumn[] {dtDetails.Columns["EmpName"], dtDetails.Columns["EmpRole"]}
);
dsMain.Relations.Add(newRelation);