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how do you &quot;query&quot;, right now?<br />
with a datareader, or do you fill into a dataset/datatable?
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how do you "query", right now?
with a datareader, or do you fill into a dataset/datatable?

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Thanks, it's a painful process......
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Making the painful transition from VB6.....<br />
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In VB6, returning a field value could be done like so:<br />
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SomeString$=datTable.recor<wbr />dset.field<wbr />s(&quot;FieldIn<wbr />Table&quot;)<br />
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Damned if I can figure out the equivalent in 2005.<br />

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Making the painful transition from VB6.....

In VB6, returning a field value could be done like so:

SomeString$=datTable.recordset.fields("FieldInTable")

Damned if I can figure out the equivalent in 2005.


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