using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
SqlConnection thisConnection = new
SqlConnection(@"Server=(local)\sqlexpress;Integrated Security=True;" +
"Database=northwind");
thisConnection.Open();
SqlCommand thisCommand = thisConnection.CreateCommand();
thisCommand.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Customers";
Object countResult = thisCommand.ExecuteScalar();
Console.WriteLine("Count of Customers = {0}", countResult);
thisConnection.Close();
}
}