using System; using System.Data; using System.Data.SqlClient; class ModifyDataTable { static void Main() { string connString = "server=(local)\\SQLEXPRESS;database=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI"; string sql = @"select * from employee"; SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString); try { SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(); da.SelectCommand = new SqlCommand(sql, conn); DataSet ds = new DataSet(); da.Fill(ds, "employee"); DataTable dt = ds.Tables["employee"]; dt.Columns["firstname"].AllowDBNull = true; dt.Rows[0]["FirstName"] = "Joe"; DataRow newRow = dt.NewRow(); newRow["firstname"] = "Roy"; newRow["lastname"] = "Beatty"; dt.Rows.Add(newRow); foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows) { Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}", row["firstname"].ToString().PadRight(15), row["lastname"].ToString().PadLeft(25)); } } catch(Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e); } finally { conn.Close(); } } }