C# Dataset with multiple tables - OLEDB

The DataSet contains DataTableCollection and their DataRelationCollection . The DataTableCollection contains zero or more DataTable objects. The OleDbDataAdapter object allows us to populate DataTables in a DataSet. We can use Fill method in the OleDbDataAdapter Object for populating data in a Dataset.

ADO.NET enables you to create DataTable objects and add them to an existing DataSet. In a DataSet with multiple DataTable Objects , you can use DataRelation objects to relate one table to another, to navigate through the tables, and to return child or parent rows from a related table. We can populate Dataset with more than one table at a time using OleDbDataAdapter Object . The following C# source code shows how to a single OleDbDataAdapter fill Dataset with multiple tables.

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using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.OleDb;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WindowsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            string connetionString = null;
            OleDbConnection connection ;
            OleDbDataAdapter oledbAdapter ;
            DataSet ds = new DataSet();
            string firstSql = null;
            string secondSql = null;
            int i = 0;
            connetionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=Your mdb filename;";
            firstSql = "Your First SQL Statement Here";
            secondSql = "Your Second SQL Statement Here";
            connection = new OleDbConnection(connetionString);
            try
            {
                connection.Open();
                oledbAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(firstSql, connection);
                oledbAdapter.Fill(ds, "First Table");
                oledbAdapter.SelectCommand.CommandText = secondSql;
                oledbAdapter.Fill(ds, "Second Table");
                oledbAdapter.Dispose();
                connection.Close();
                //retrieve first table data 
                for (i = 0; i <= ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count - 1; i++)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show(ds.Tables[0].Rows[i].ItemArray[0] + " -- " + ds.Tables[0].Rows[i].ItemArray[1]);
                }
                //retrieve second table data 
                for (i = 0; i <= ds.Tables[1].Rows.Count - 1; i++)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show(ds.Tables[1].Rows[i].ItemArray[0] + " -- " + ds.Tables[1].Rows[i].ItemArray[1]);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Can not open connection ! ");
            }
        }
    }
}