using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
class MainClass
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string connString = "server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;";
string sql = @"select firstname,lastname from employee where firstname like 'M%'";
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString);
try
{
conn.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);
SqlDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (rdr.Read())
{
Console.WriteLine(" {0} | {1}",rdr[0].ToString().PadLeft(25),rdr[1].ToString().PadLeft(20));
}
rdr.Close();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error Occurred: " + e);
}
finally
{
conn.Close();
}
}
}