how do I create and iterate through a array of structures?

This is what I have so far.


      public EmailInfo[] ProcessEmailQueue() {
         int counter = 0;
         DateTime startTime = DateTime.Now;
         EmailInfo[] emailInfoArray = new EmailInfo();

         using (SqlConnection sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(connectionString)) {
            using (SqlCommand sqlCommand = new SqlCommand()) {
               try {
                  sqlCommand.Connection = sqlConnection;
                  sqlCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
                  sqlCommand.CommandText = "GetPendingEmailData";
                  sqlConnection.Open();

                  using (SqlDataReader reader = sqlCommand.ExecuteReader()) {
                     while (reader.Read()) {
                        EmailInfo emailInfo = new EmailInfo();
                        emailInfo.emailBlastID = Convert.ToInt32(reader["emailBlastID"].ToString());
                        emailInfo.subject = reader["subject"].ToString();
                        emailInfo.image = reader["image"].ToString();
                        emailInfo.link = reader["link"].ToString();
                        emailInfo.body = reader["body"].ToString();
                        emailInfo.emailAddress = reader["emailAddress"].ToString();
                        emailInfo.memberID = reader["memberID"].ToString();
                        emailInfo.emailSentID = Convert.ToInt64(reader["emailSentID"].ToString());
                        emailInfoArray[counter] = emailInfo;
                        counter++;
                     }
                  }
                  TimeSpan duration = DateTime.Now - startTime;
                  HandleInfo("Retrieved " + counter.ToString() + " emails in " + duration);
               } catch (Exception ex) {
                  HandleError("Exception in ProcessEmailQueue: " + ex.Message + " -- " + ex.Source + " == " + ex.StackTrace);
               }
            }
         }
         return emailInfoArray;
      }


      void SendEmails(EmailInfo[] emailInfoArray) {
         long counter = 0;
         foreach (EmailInfo emailInfo in emailInfoArray) {
            counter++;
            string message = email.generateEmail(emailInfo.emailBlastID, emailInfo.memberID, emailInfo.subject, emailInfo.image, emailInfo.link, emailInfo.body);
            string result = sendEmail(emailFromAddress, emailInfo.emailAddress, emailInfo.subject, message);
            Sleep();

            if (result.Length > 0) {
               HandleError("Error sending to: " + emailInfo.emailAddress + " : Error details: " + result);
            } else {
               using (SqlConnection sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(connectionString)) {
                  using (SqlCommand sqlCommand = new SqlCommand()) {
                     sqlConnection.Open();
                     sqlCommand.Connection = sqlConnection;
                     sqlCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
                     sqlCommand.CommandText = "SetEmailAsSent";
                     sqlCommand.Parameters.Add("@emailSentID", SqlDbType.BigInt).Value = emailInfo.emailSentID;
                     sqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
                  }
               }
            }
         }
      }

You can't append to an array unless you know the number of elements you need before hand and can size the array in advance.
If you are reading from a database and are gettinmg the data fro teh struct from rows in a tbale then you8 can size the array based on the rows in the table.
If not use an ArrayList.

DataSet data;

// populate your dataset with data
// I will assume that the data is in a single table and that the column names of the table are the same as the fields of the struct.

emailInfo[] emails = new emailInfo[dataset.tables[0].Rows.Count];

for (int i = 0; i < dataset.tables[0].Rows; i++){
     DataRow row = dataset.tables[0].Rows[i];
     emailInfo e = new emailInfo();
     e.emailBlastID = (int)row["emailBlastID"];
     e.subject = (int)row["subject"];
     e.image = (int)row["image"];
     e.link = (int)row["link"];
     e.body = (int)row["body"];
     e.emailAddress = (int)row["emailAddress"];
     e.memberID = (int)row["memberID"];
     e.emailSentID = (int)row["emailSentID"];  
     emails[i] = e;
}

Now you have an array of emailInfo Structs you can loop through :

foreach (emailInfo email in emails){
    // do your thing
}

Modify the lines
from
EmailInfo[] emailInfoArray = new EmailInfo();
to
List<EmailInfo> emailInfoArray = new List<EmailInfo>();
(ArrayList emailInfoArray = new ArrayList(); //if .net 1.1)

from
emailInfoArray[counter] = emailInfo;
to
emailInfoArray.Add(emailInfo);
(same in .net 1.1)

from
return emailInfoArray;
to
return emailInfoArray.ToArray()
(return (EmailInfo[])emailInfoArray.ToArray();//if .net 1.1)

       struct emailInfo
        {
            public int emailBlastID;
            public string subject;
            public string image;
            public string link;
            public string body;
            public string emailAddress;
            public string memberID;
            public long emailSentID;
        }

        private ArrayList emailInfoArray;

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Add data to array
            emailInfoArray = new ArrayList();
            emailInfo myEmailInfo = new emailInfo();
            myEmailInfo.emailBlastID = 1;
            myEmailInfo.subject = "Add Structure to ArrayList";
            myEmailInfo.image = "Image";
            myEmailInfo.link = "http://www.expers-exchange.com";
            myEmailInfo.body = "This is the body";
            myEmailInfo.emailAddress = "MyEmail@mydomain.com";
            myEmailInfo.memberID = "123";
            myEmailInfo.emailSentID = 123456;
            emailInfoArray.Add(myEmailInfo);

            myEmailInfo = new emailInfo();
            myEmailInfo.emailBlastID = 2;
            myEmailInfo.subject = "Add second Structure to ArrayList";
            myEmailInfo.image = "Image 2";
            myEmailInfo.link = "http://www.expers-exchange.com";
            myEmailInfo.body = "This is the body for item 2";
            myEmailInfo.emailAddress = "MyEmail@mydomain.com";
            myEmailInfo.memberID = "456";
            myEmailInfo.emailSentID = 654321;
            emailInfoArray.Add(myEmailInfo);

            // Write the data out to the console from the array list
            for (int idx = 0; idx < emailInfoArray.Count; idx++)
            {
                emailInfo eInfo = (emailInfo)emailInfoArray[idx];
                Console.WriteLine("E-mai Number " + idx.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine(eInfo.emailBlastID.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine(eInfo.image);
                Console.WriteLine(eInfo.link);
                Console.WriteLine(eInfo.body);
                Console.WriteLine(eInfo.emailAddress);
                Console.WriteLine(eInfo.memberID);
                Console.WriteLine(eInfo.emailSentID.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine();
            }
        }


Fernando

Thank you everyone for all your input, but I didn't need to go past the first post to solve it. I would have split the points between you all but I don't believe it would have been fair to joechina.

Thanks again