connect to a database and loop over a recordset in C#
using System.Data.OleDb;
...
using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
{
conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=yourServername\\yourInstance;Initial Catalog=databaseName;Integrated Security=SSPI;";
using (OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand())
{
conn.Open();
cmd.Connection = conn;
cmd.CommandText = "Select * from yourTable";
using (OleDbDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{
while (dr.Read())
{
Console.WriteLine(dr["columnName"]);
}
}
}
}