using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class MainClass
{
public static void Main()
{
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection())
{
con.ConnectionString = "server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;";
con.Open();
// Create and configure a new command.
IDbCommand com = con.CreateCommand();
com.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
com.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Employee";
// Execute the command and cast the result.
int result = (int)com.ExecuteScalar();
Console.WriteLine("Employee count = " + result);
}
}
}