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ServerConnection.ExecuteScalar Method (String)

Executes a Transact-SQL statement and returns the first column of the first row as an object value.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo (in microsoft.sqlserver.connectioninfo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ExecuteScalar ( _
    sqlCommand As String _
) As Object
public Object ExecuteScalar (
    string sqlCommand
)
public:
Object^ ExecuteScalar (
    String^ sqlCommand
)
public Object ExecuteScalar (
    String sqlCommand
)
public function ExecuteScalar (
    sqlCommand : String
) : Object

Parameters

  • sqlCommand
    A String value that specifies the Transact-SQL command to be executed.

Return Value

An Object system object value that specifies the first column of the first row of the result set.

Remarks

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

ServerConnection Class
ServerConnection Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common Namespace

Other Resources

Calling Methods