Directly access the database with a TableAdapter
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In addition to the InsertCommand
, UpdateCommand
, and DeleteCommand
, TableAdapters are created with methods that can be run directly against the database. You can call these methods (TableAdapter.Insert
, TableAdapter.Update
, and TableAdapter.Delete
) to manipulate data directly in the database.
If you don't want to create these direct methods, set the TableAdapter's GenerateDbDirectMethods
property to false
in the Properties window. If any queries are added to a TableAdapter in addition to the TableAdapter's main query, they are standalone queries that don't generate these DbDirect
methods.
Send commands directly to a database
Call the TableAdapter DbDirect
method that performs the task you are trying to accomplish.
To insert new records directly into a database
Call the TableAdapter's
Insert
method, passing in the values for each column as parameters. The following procedure uses theRegion
table in the Northwind database as an example.Note
If you do not have an instance available, instantiate the TableAdapter that you want to use.
Dim regionTableAdapter As New NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter regionTableAdapter.Insert(5, "NorthWestern")
NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter regionTableAdapter = new NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter(); regionTableAdapter.Insert(5, "NorthWestern");
To update records directly in a database
Call the TableAdapter's
Update
method, passing in the new and original values for each column as parameters.Note
If you do not have an instance available, instantiate the TableAdapter that you want to use.
Dim regionTableAdapter As New NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter regionTableAdapter.Update(1, "East", 1, "Eastern")
NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter regionTableAdapter = new NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter(); regionTableAdapter.Update(1, "East", 1, "Eastern");
To delete records directly from a database
Call the TableAdapter's
Delete
method, passing in the values for each column as parameters of theDelete
method. The following procedure uses theRegion
table in the Northwind database as an example.Note
If you do not have an instance available, instantiate the TableAdapter that you want to use.
Dim regionTableAdapter As New NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter regionTableAdapter.Delete(5, "NorthWestern")
NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter regionTableAdapter = new NorthwindDataSetTableAdapters.RegionTableAdapter(); regionTableAdapter.Delete(5, "NorthWestern");