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How to connect access database in c# [closed]

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I have access database file with 7 tables in it but I don't know how to connect and show all tables, If some one can help me?

this is my code but it doesn't show anything

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection();
    String connection = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=|DataDirectory|\\Tables.accdb;Persist Security Info=True";
    string sql  = "SELECT Clients  FROM Tables";
    conn.ConnectionString = connection;
    conn.Open();
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    DataGridView dataGridView1 = new DataGridView();
    BindingSource bSource = new BindingSource();
    OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql,conn);
    adapter.Fill(ds);
    //conn.Close();                               
    dataGridView1.DataSource = ds;
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user2386687 Avatar asked Jun 10 '13 12:06

user2386687


2 Answers

Try this code,

public void ConnectToAccess()
{
    System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection conn = new 
        System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection();
    // TODO: Modify the connection string and include any
    // additional required properties for your database.
    conn.ConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +
        @"Data source= C:\Documents and Settings\username\" +
        @"My Documents\AccessFile.mdb";
    try
    {
        conn.Open();
        // Insert code to process data.
    }
        catch (Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Failed to connect to data source");
    }
    finally
    {
        conn.Close();
    }
}

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5ybdbtte(v=vs.71).aspx

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Chamika Sandamal Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 12:10

Chamika Sandamal


You are building a DataGridView on the fly and set the DataSource for it. That's good, but then do you add the DataGridView to the Controls collection of the hosting form?

this.Controls.Add(dataGridView1);

By the way the code is a bit confused

String connection = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=|DataDirectory|\\Tables.accdb;Persist Security Info=True";
string sql  = "SELECT Clients  FROM Tables";
using(OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(connection))
{
     conn.Open();
     DataSet ds = new DataSet();
     DataGridView dataGridView1 = new DataGridView();
     using(OleDbDataAdapter adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql,conn))
     {
         adapter.Fill(ds);
         dataGridView1.DataSource = ds;
         // Of course, before addint the datagrid to the hosting form you need to 
         // set position, location and other useful properties. 
         // Why don't you create the DataGrid with the designer and use that instance instead?
         this.Controls.Add(dataGridView1);
     }
}

EDIT After the comments below it is clear that there is a bit of confusion between the file name (TABLES.ACCDB) and the name of the table CLIENTS.
The SELECT statement is defined (in its basic form) as

 SELECT field_names_list FROM _tablename_

so the correct syntax to use for retrieving all the clients data is

 string sql  = "SELECT * FROM Clients";

where the * means -> all the fields present in the table

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Steve Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 11:10

Steve