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Read scalar

 


#include "stdafx.h"
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Data;
using namespace System::Data::SqlClient;
using namespace System::Configuration;

void main()
{
    SqlConnection ^connection = gcnew SqlConnection();

    connection->ConnectionString = "SQLConnection";

    try{
       SqlCommand ^cmd = gcnew SqlCommand();
       cmd->Connection = connection;
       connection->Open();

       cmd->CommandType = CommandType::Text;
       cmd->CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Authors";

       Object ^NumAuthors = cmd->ExecuteScalar();
       Console::WriteLine("The number of Authors are {0}", NumAuthors);

       cmd->CommandType = CommandType::Text;
       cmd->CommandText = "SELECT SUM(AuthorID) FROM Authors";

       Object ^UselessNum = cmd->ExecuteScalar();
       Console::WriteLine("The Sum of AuthorIDs for fun is {0}", UselessNum);
    }
    catch (SqlException ^e)
    {
        Console::WriteLine("No connection the following error occurred: {0}",
            e->Message);
    }
    finally
    {
        connection->Close();
    }
}

   
  








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