Get number of result sets from a SqlDataReader

c#, sql, sql-server, sqldatareader

Solution

Use `DataReader.NextResult` to advance the reader to the next result set.:

using (var con = new SqlConnection(Properties.Settings.Default.ConnectionString))
{
    using (var cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM TableA; SELECT * FROM TableB; SELECT * FROM TableC;", con))
    {
        con.Open();
        using (IDataReader rdr = cmd.ExecuteReader())
        {
            while (rdr.Read())
            {
                int firstIntCol = rdr.GetInt32(0); // assuming the first column is of type Int32
                // other fields ...
            }
            if (rdr.NextResult())
            {
                while (rdr.Read())
                {
                    int firstIntCol = rdr.GetInt32(0); // assuming the first column is of type Int32
                    // other fields ...
                }
                if (rdr.NextResult())
                {
                    while (rdr.Read())
                    {
                        int firstIntCol = rdr.GetInt32(0); // assuming the first column is of type Int32
                        // other fields ...
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Problem

I have an SQL Server stored procedure that returns multiple results. The body of the stored procedure might look like this: ``` SELECT * FROM tableA; SELECT * FROM tableB; SELECT * FROM tableC; ``` In that case, the stored procedure returns 3 result sets. Other stored procedures might return, e.g., 1, 0, or any number of result sets. Each result set might contain 0 or more rows in it. When loading these, I will need to call `IDataReader.NextResult()` to navigate between result sets. How can I reliably get the count of result sets (not row counts) in C#?

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