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;
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
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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