How to find the number of rows read into a data source

Hey,
I have an access database (soon to be SQL) that I have read over 3000 rows into a data source. I have to use the number of rows to do some of the programming. How do I find out the number of rows as it will be different with many different files that this will use.

I am using VB.net

Thanks,
Nicholas

have an access database (soon to be SQL) that I have read over 3000 rows into a data source. I have to use the number of rows to do some of the programming. How do I find out the number of rows as it will be different with many different files that this will use.

You mean you have read them into a dataset? In that case, you would simply call the appropriate table's rows.count property.

I'm also curious as to how the number of rows affects your programming...

Post your code...

Hey,
Thanks for your help. Is there some please where I can find all of the properties such as "rows.count".

Would you mind giving me a short example even if it is just the row of what "rows.count" goes with.


I cannot give you my code though due to it being work related. But I am running a program that gets data that is put into once a week and I have to do some checking and comparing with it so I have to go through each row and need the number of rows for the "for loop". So I can hit the end of the file and stop at that. Since the number of rows change every week it will continue to go after the last row if I do not put a limit in there and I cannot change it every week.


Thanks so much!!!!

Nicholas

VB Code:

Dim count As Integer = 0
while dr.read
  count +=1
  '...
end while

I use the "OleDbDataAdapter1.Fill" and it fills the data for me. How do I do that when it automaticly fills the data for me??

What's the name of the dataset you are filling?

How many tables does it have?

What table is the table you want to know how many rows it has?

VB Code:

dataAdaptor1.Fill(ds)
Dim rowscount As Integer = ds.Tables(0).Rows.Count

Btw, in Visual Studio, simply highlight a line of code with DataTable in it, and press F1....(or click Help.. Index... Type 'DataTable', hit ENTER, click on DataTable Class) it will bring up a complete summary of the DataTable class.

HEY THANKS!!!!!!

That worked GREAT!!!!!

Were do you find out those type of things "Dim rowscount As Integer = ds.Tables(0).Rows.Count"

I have needed several types of these and is there a book that has them or any website that has them???

Also I only have one table does the "0" in the perenteses make a different??? I left it as zero. If I had more than 1 table would it be different??


THANKS SO MUCH!!
Nicholas

HELP:
MSDN LIBRARY

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ClassTopic.asp

BOOKS:
There really is one book you absolutely need... it only has 3 chapters on ADO, but they are pretty comprehensive.

Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET - Francesco Balena

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...97645?v=glance

Thanks for all of your Help!!!