Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
public class MainClass
Shared Sub Main()
Dim thisConnection As New SqlConnection("server=(local)\SQLEXPRESS;" & _
"integrated security=sspi;database=MyDatabase")
'Sql Query
Dim sql As String = "SELECT ID, FirstName FROM Employee"
'Create Command object
Dim thisCommand As New SqlCommand(sql, thisConnection)
Try
' Open Connection
thisConnection.Open()
Console.WriteLine("Connection Opened")
' Execute Query
Dim thisReader As SqlDataReader = thisCommand.ExecuteReader()
' Fetch Data
While (thisReader.Read())
Console.WriteLine("{0} | {1} ", _
thisReader.GetInt32(0), _
thisReader.GetString(1).PadLeft(32))
End While
'Close DataReader
thisReader.Close()
Catch ex As SqlException
' Display error
Console.WriteLine("Error: " & ex.ToString())
Finally
' Close Connection
thisConnection.Close()
Console.WriteLine("Connection Closed")
End Try
End Sub
End Class