Result set info: field count and field type
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class ResultSetInfo{
static void Main(string[] args) {
string connString = "server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI";
string sql = @"select FirstName, LastName from Employee";
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString);
try {
conn.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);
SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
Console.WriteLine("Column Name:\t{0} {1}", reader.GetName(0).PadRight(25),reader.GetName(1));
Console.WriteLine("Data Type:\t{0} {1}", reader.GetDataTypeName(0).PadRight(25), reader.GetDataTypeName(1));
Console.WriteLine("Number of columns in a row: {0}", reader.FieldCount);
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is at index {1} and its type is: {2}",
reader.GetName(0),reader.GetOrdinal("FirstName"),reader.GetFieldType(0));
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is at index {1} and its type is: {2}",
reader.GetName(1), reader.GetOrdinal("LastName"),reader.GetFieldType(1));
reader.Close();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error Occurred: " + e);
}
finally
{
conn.Close();
}
}
}
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