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Use SqlDataReader Read to read result set

Imports System Imports System.Data Imports System.Data.SqlClient public class MainClass    Shared Sub Main()       Dim thisConnection As New SqlConnection("server=(local)\SQLEXPRESS;" & _           "integrated security=sspi;database=MyDatabase")       Dim thisCommand As New SqlCommand _          ("SELECT FirstName FROM Employee", _           thisConnection)       Try          ' Open Connection          thisConnection.Open()          Console.WriteLine("Connection Opened")          ' Execute Query          Dim thisReader As SqlDataReader = thisCommand.ExecuteReader()          While (thisReader.Read())             Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", _                thisReader(0))          End While          'Close DataReader          thisReader.Close()       Catch ex As SqlException          ' Display error          Console.WriteLine("Error: " & ex.ToString())       Finally          ' Close Connection          thisConnection.Close()          Console.WriteLine("Connection Closed")       End Try    End Sub End Class