ms sql server 2005/asp.net - find count of rows and roll that number into a varaible

Write the SP which returns the row count as per the requirement:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306574
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/723352/creating-a-stored-procedure-to-return-the-rowcount-of-another-stored-procedure

Put that as a Out Parameter

Then, set the out parameter to variable after Executing the SP:
http://www.developerfusion.com/samplechapter/91/stored-procedures/4/

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      Dim cmdCustomer As New SqlCommand
   2.
      Dim daCustomer As New SqlDataAdapter
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      Dim dsCustomer As New DataSet
   4.
      Dim dtCustomer As New DataTable
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      conn = GetConnect()
   7.
      Try
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      cmdCustomer = conn.CreateCommand
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      cmdCustomer.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM Customer where IDCustomer = '1' "
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      daCustomer.SelectCommand = cmdCustomer
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      daCustomer.Fill(dsCustomer, "Customer")
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      dtCustomer = dsCustomer.Tables("Customer")
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      MsgBox(dtCustomer.Rows.Count)
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      Catch ex As Exception
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      MsgBox("Error: " & ex.Source & ": " & ex.Message, MsgBoxStyle.OKOnly, "Connection Error !!")
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      End Try

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Not sure what you have for code as far as calling the query, but assuming you do your query as follows

dim dt as new datatable
dim da as new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM tblUser", sqlconn.connectionstring)
da.fill(dt)

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You can then just do
dt.Rows.Count and that will return the number of rows in your query.

call a sql server store procedure from your code.
store procedure can have output parameter or record set.

        Dim camp_name As String
        camp_name = DropDownList1.Text
        Dim count_SMS_rows As String
        Dim sqlConnection As String
        SqlConnection = "Data Source=xx.xx.xx.xx;Initial Catalog=Teerrext;Trusted_connection=true;"
QuizWedge....I get a string/binary will be truncated issue here...the        

        Dim dt As New DataTable
        Using sqlConn As New SqlConnection
            sqlConn.ConnectionString = sqlConnection
            Dim da As New SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM Casdgn where tc_id = '" & tc_id & "' and " & _
                    " camdsgn_name = '" & camp_name & "'", sqlConn.ConnectionString)
            da.Fill(dt)
            count_SMS_rows = dt.Rows.Count
        End Using
       

himanshut...

I get the following error with your code:

Error: Microsoft.VisualBasic: Public memeber 'CreateCommand' on type 'String' not found

QuizWedge....I get a string/binary will be truncated issue here...the        


     Dim camp_name As String
        camp_name = DropDownList1.Text
        Dim count_SMS_rows As String
        Dim sqlConnection As String
        SqlConnection = "Data Source=xx.xx.xx.xx;Initial Catalog=Teerrext;Trusted_connection=true;"
     

        Dim dt As New DataTable
        Using sqlConn As New SqlConnection
            sqlConn.ConnectionString = sqlConnection
            Dim da As New SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM Casdgn where tc_id = '" & tc_id & "' and " & _
                    " camdsgn_name = '" & camp_name & "'", sqlConn.ConnectionString)
            da.Fill(dt)
            count_SMS_rows = dt.Rows.Count
        End Using
       

@GlobaLevel, have you had a chance to try the tests that I suggested?

Thanks