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")
Dim thisCommand As New SqlCommand _
("SELECT FirstName FROM Employee", _
thisConnection)
Try
' Open Connection
thisConnection.Open()
Console.WriteLine("Connection Opened")
' Execute Query
Dim thisReader As SqlDataReader = thisCommand.ExecuteReader()
While (thisReader.Read())
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", _
thisReader(0))
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