Returning a single date from a database
I need to return a date from a database. I can't seem to get it to return. this is what I have so far. Can anyone help. thanks
SqlConnection sqlConnection1 = new SqlConnection("MyConnectSt
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
DateTime returnValue;
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT PollOpenTo from Polls.Dates";
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
cmd.Connection = sqlConnection1;
sqlConnection1.Open();
returnValue = cmd.ExecuteScalar();
sqlConnection1.Close();
SqlConnection sqlConnection1 = new SqlConnection("MyConnectSt
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
DateTime returnValue;
cmd.CommandText = "SELECT PollOpenTo from Polls.Dates";
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
cmd.Connection = sqlConnection1;
sqlConnection1.Open();
returnValue = cmd.ExecuteScalar();
sqlConnection1.Close();
Éric Moreau
what do you get in your returnValue variable? Any errors?
ASKER
i get an error that it can't convert ExecuteScalar to non-delegate type System.Datetime. Did you intend to invoke a method
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