How can I retrieve a table from stored procedure to a datatable?

.net, ado.net, asp.net, c#, sql-server

Solution

string connString = "<your connection string>";
string sql = "name of your sp";

using(SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString)) 
{
    try 
    {
        using(SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter()) 
        {
            da.SelectCommand = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);
            da.SelectCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

            DataSet ds = new DataSet();   
            da.Fill(ds, "result_name");

            DataTable dt = ds.Tables["result_name"];

            foreach (DataRow row in dt.Rows) {
                //manipulate your data
            }
        }    
    } 
    catch(SQLException ex) 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("SQL Error: " + ex.Message);
    }
    catch(Exception e) 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Message);
    }
}

Modified from Java Schools Example

Problem

I created a stored procedure so as to return me a table. Something like this: ``` create procedure sp_returnTable body of procedure select * from table end ``` When I call this stored procedure on the frontend what code do I need to write to retrieve it in a datatable object? I wrote code something like the following. I basically want to know retrieving and storing table into an object of datatable. All my queries are running, but I don't know how to retrieve table into a datatable through a stored procedure ``` DataTable dtable = new DataTable(); cmd.Connection = _CONN; cmd.CommandText = SPNameOrQuery; cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure; SqlDataAdapter adp = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd); OpenConnection(); adp.Fill(dtTable); CloseConnection(); ``` Here in this code a command has been bound with the stored procedure name and its parameters. Will it be returning me a datatable from the stored procedure?

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