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Display column information
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<%@ Import namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>Display Column Information</title>
</head>
</html>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(Source As Object, E As EventArgs)
' Create dataset and data adapter with properties that apply to all tables
Dim objDataSet As New DataSet("EmployeePage")
' First Table - "Comments Table" From XML
objDataSet.ReadXmlSchema(Server.MapPath("Comments.xsd"))
objDataSet.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("Comments.xml"))
' Diagnostic print of tables in objDataSet - loop through DataSet.Tables
Dim strNames As String
Dim c As DataColumn
Dim iTableItem As DataTable
For Each iTableItem In objdataSet.Tables
strNames &= "Table Name: " & iTableItem.tableName & "<br/>"
For Each c In iTableItem.Columns
strNames &= "- Column " & c.ColumnName & " is of type " _
& c.DataType.ToString & "<br/>"
Next
Next
Response.Write(strNames)
End Sub
</script>
<%-- Comments.xsd
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<element name="Reviews">
<complexType>
<choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
<element name="Review">
<complexType>
<sequence>
<element name="ReviewID" type="int" />
<element name="ProductName" type="string" />
<element name="EmployeeID" type="int" />
<element name="Date" type="date" />
<element name="Comment" type="string" />
</sequence>
</complexType>
</element>
</choice>
</complexType>
</element>
</schema>
--%>
<%-- Comments.xml
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<Reviews>
<Review>
<ReviewID>1</ReviewID>
<ProductName>Name</ProductName>
<EmployeeID>6</EmployeeID>
<Date>2001-01-01</Date>
<Comment>
comment
</Comment>
</Review>
</Reviews>
--%>
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