i am having following trouble with this code.
unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in System.Data.Dll
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection();
con.ConnectionString = @"Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:\USERS\MUHAMMAD\DOCUMENTS\SAMEE.MDF;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True";
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Select * from Student", con);
con.Open();
SqlDataReader dr;
dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (dr.Read())
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}", dr[0].ToString());
}
Console.ReadKey();
}
Problem: You have single quote "
before and after the Database filename
.
Solution : you don't need to provide single quote "
for database file name.so remove the "
before and after the database filename
.
Try This:
con.ConnectionString = @"Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:\USERS\MUHAMMAD\DOCUMENTS\SAMEE.MDF;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True";
EDIT :
if your table name is Table
you should enclose it in square brackets []
as it is a Reserved word
in SQL-Server.
Try This:
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Select * from [Table]",con );
Solution 3: you need to use while loop to display all values.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection();
con.ConnectionString = @"Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=C:\USERS\MUHAMMAD\DOCUMENTS\SAMEE.MDF;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True";
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Select * from [Table]",con );
con.Open();
SqlDataReader dr;
dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while(dr.Read())
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}",dr[0].ToString());
}
Console.ReadKey();
}