Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Module Module1
Sub Main()
' Create a connection object
Dim dbConn As New SqlConnection( _
"server=(local); database=pubs; integrated security=true")
Dim cmd As New SqlCommand()
cmd.CommandText = "spRetrieveAuthor"
cmd.CommandType = System.Data.CommandType.StoredProcedure
cmd.Connection = dbConn
cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@au_id", SqlDbType.Char, 11, "au_id"))
Dim da As New SqlDataAdapter(cmd)
Dim ds As New DataSet("Author")
da.SelectCommand.Parameters(0).Value = "172-32-1176"
da.Fill(ds)
If Not ds Is Nothing Then
MessageBox.Show("Hi, author: " & _
ds.Tables(0).Rows(0)("au_lname").ToString())
End If
End Sub
End Module