using System; using System.Data; using System.Data.SqlClient; class MainClass { static void Main(string[] args) { string connString = "server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;"; string sql = @"select firstname,lastname from employee where firstname like 'M%'"; SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString); try { conn.Open(); SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, conn); SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader(); while (rdr.Read()) { Console.WriteLine(" {0} | {1}",rdr[0].ToString().PadLeft(25),rdr[1].ToString().PadLeft(20)); } rdr.Close(); } catch(Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("Error Occurred: " + e); } finally { conn.Close(); } } }