ADO Net C# Tutorial

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string sqlConnectString = "Data Source=(local);Integrated security=SSPI;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;";
            string sqlSelect = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Person.Contact";
            SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(sqlConnectString);
            SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(sqlSelect, connection);
            connection.Open( );
            int count = Convert.ToInt32(command.ExecuteScalar( ));
            connection.Close( );
            Console.WriteLine("Record count in Person.Contact = {0}", count);
        }
    }