Connecting to access database using code

Question

I am a student How to connect to access database using code ( not using wizard) and retrive values in the textbox in c# using visual studio 2008.

I have to extract 3 fields from the access database.

Do anybody know. Pl help.

Answer 1

OleDbConnection is the standard class to query an Access database. Here's an example .

Answer 2

Start by reading up on ADO.NET and then use the OleDb Data Provider. Once you have the values it should be trivial to put them into a text box.

Here is a good ADO.NET tutorial:

• http://www.codersource.net/asp-net/ado-net/c-and-ado-net.aspx

And some good OLEDB info:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6d9ew87b%28v=VS.71%29.aspx

Answer 3

In addition: Get the "Visual C# 2010 Samples" from

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/cs2010samples/Wiki/View.aspx?title=Home

and look at the

"OLEDB: Demonstrates how to use a Microsoft Access database from C# by creating a dataset and adding tables to it."

sample.