Create SqlCommand object
using System; using System.Data; using System.Data.SqlClient; class CommandExampleSql { static void Main() { SqlConnection thisConnection = new SqlConnection("server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI"); SqlCommand thisCommand = new SqlCommand(); Console.WriteLine("Command created."); try { thisConnection.Open(); thisCommand.Connection = thisConnection; thisCommand.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Employee"; Console.WriteLine("Ready to execute SQL command: {0}", thisCommand.CommandText); } catch (SqlException ex) { Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); } finally { thisConnection.Close(); Console.WriteLine("Connection Closed."); } } }