How to view data from SQL Server table using C# Code

// Define connection string for SQL Server
string connectionString = “Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;”;

// Define SQL query to retrieve data
string sqlQuery = “SELECT * FROM myTable;”;

// Create a new SqlConnection object using the connection string
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
// Open the connection to the database
connection.Open();

// Create a new SqlCommand object using the SQL query and SqlConnection
using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(sqlQuery, connection))
{
    // Execute the SQL query and retrieve data using a SqlDataReader
    using (SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader())
    {
        // Iterate through each row of data returned by the query
        while (reader.Read())
        {
            // Access the data in each column of the current row using the column index or name
            int id = reader.GetInt32(0);
            string name = reader.GetString(1);
            DateTime dateOfBirth = reader.GetDateTime(2);

            // Do something with the retrieved data, such as displaying it in a web page
        }
    }
}

}

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