difference between dataAdapter.Ins ertCommand/dataAdapter.Sel ectCom

[Rich]

What is the diffeence bewtween a dataAdapter.Ins ertCommand and
dataAdapter.Sel ectCommand (and dataAdapter.Upd ateCommand for that matter)?

Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
conn.Open
da.SelectComman d = New SqlCommand
da.SelectComman d.Connectoin = conn
da.SelectComman d.CommandType = Command.Text
da.SelectComman d.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
da.SelectComman d.ExecuteNonQue ry

Or

Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
conn.Open
da.InsertComman d = New SqlCommand
da.InsertComman d.Connectoin = conn
da.InsertComman d.CommandType = Command.Text
da.InsertComman d.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
da.InsertComman d.ExecuteNonQue ry

Is there any differece between these 2 dataAdapters? It looks to me like
they both perform the same operation.

Thanks,
Rich

[Rich]

I believe the answer to my question is that you can use the
dataAdapter.Upd ate method with dataAdapter.Ins ertCommand and
dataAdapter.Upd ate command, but you can only use dataAdapter.Fil l with the
dataAdapter.Sel ectCommand.

Any additional comments appreciated.

"Rich" wrote:

What is the diffeence bewtween a dataAdapter.Ins ertCommand and
dataAdapter.Sel ectCommand (and dataAdapter.Upd ateCommand for that matter)?

Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
conn.Open
da.SelectComman d = New SqlCommand
da.SelectComman d.Connectoin = conn
da.SelectComman d.CommandType = Command.Text
da.SelectComman d.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
da.SelectComman d.ExecuteNonQue ry

Or

Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
conn.Open
da.InsertComman d = New SqlCommand
da.InsertComman d.Connectoin = conn
da.InsertComman d.CommandType = Command.Text
da.InsertComman d.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
da.InsertComman d.ExecuteNonQue ry

Is there any differece between these 2 dataAdapters? It looks to me like
they both perform the same operation.

Thanks,
Rich

[Bart Mermuys]

Hi,

"Rich" <Ri**@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote in message
news:80******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

>I believe the answer to my question is that you can use the
dataAdapter.Upd ate method with dataAdapter.Ins ertCommand and
dataAdapter.Upd ate command, but you can only use dataAdapter.Fil l with the
dataAdapter.Sel ectCommand.

DataAdapter.Upd ate(DataTable) will use UpdateCommand for each row that is
modified, InsertCommand for each new row and DeleteCommand for each deleted
row.

DataAdapter.Fil l(DataTable) will use the SelectCommand.

Notice that these Update, Insert, Delete Command's are not supposed to be
used like you do. Their SQL queries should include parameters which are
linked to the field (column) names in the DataTable and you should not call
ExecuteNonQuery on them.

If you want to execute a query like yours, then use a SqlCommand instead,
eg. :

Dim cmd As New SqlCommand()
cmd.Connection = conn
cmd.CommandType = Command.Text
cmd.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
cmd.ExecuteNonQ uery()
HTH,
Greetings

>
Any additional comments appreciated.

"Rich" wrote:

>What is the diffeence bewtween a dataAdapter.Ins ertCommand and
dataAdapter.Se lectCommand (and dataAdapter.Upd ateCommand for that
matter)?

Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
conn.Open
da.SelectComma nd = New SqlCommand
da.SelectComma nd.Connectoin = conn
da.SelectComma nd.CommandType = Command.Text
da.SelectComma nd.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
da.SelectComma nd.ExecuteNonQu ery

Or

Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
conn.Open
da.InsertComma nd = New SqlCommand
da.InsertComma nd.Connectoin = conn
da.InsertComma nd.CommandType = Command.Text
da.InsertComma nd.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
da.InsertComma nd.ExecuteNonQu ery

Is there any differece between these 2 dataAdapters? It looks to me like
they both perform the same operation.

Thanks,
Rich

[Brian Tkatch]

Rich wrote:

What is the diffeence bewtween a dataAdapter.Ins ertCommand and
dataAdapter.Sel ectCommand (and dataAdapter.Upd ateCommand for that matter)?

Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
conn.Open
da.SelectComman d = New SqlCommand
da.SelectComman d.Connectoin = conn
da.SelectComman d.CommandType = Command.Text
da.SelectComman d.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
da.SelectComman d.ExecuteNonQue ry

Or

Dim da As SqlDataAdapter
conn.Open
da.InsertComman d = New SqlCommand
da.InsertComman d.Connectoin = conn
da.InsertComman d.CommandType = Command.Text
da.InsertComman d.CommandText = "insert Into tbl1 Select * from tbl2"
da.InsertComman d.ExecuteNonQue ry

Is there any differece between these 2 dataAdapters? It looks to me like
they both perform the same operation.

Thanks,
Rich

The DataAdapter is meant to make a DataGrid work like it was a real
table. That is, updating the grid should issue an UPDATE statement to
the real underlying table. And so on. By allowing these different
commands, there is a methodical way of keeping up this charade.

Ultimately, however, they are just Commands, and can be used for
whatever you'd like. But, it would be confusing to another programmer
reviewing your work.

B.