Using ExecuteScalar To See A Record

In this blog we will use ExecuteScalar method to see a record. Here we can find Min Marks, Max Marks, Avg Marks, Total Marks, Count how many records, Max Mark Sid, Max Marks Sname of student table.

 

 

Imports System.Data

Imports System.Data.OleDb

Public Class Form1

    Dim ConnectionString As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("dsn")

    Dim con As OleDbConnection = New OleDbConnection(ConnectionString)

    Dim com As OleDbCommand

    Dim oledbda As OleDbDataAdapter

    Dim ds As DataSet

    Dim str As String

    Private Sub btnload_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnload.Click

        Try

            con.Open()

            str = "select * from student"

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            oledbda = New OleDbDataAdapter(com)

            ds = New DataSet

            oledbda.Fill(ds, "student")

            DataGrid1.DataSource = ds

            DataGrid1.DataMember = "student"

            con.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub btnmax_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnmax.Click

        Try

            con.Open()

            str = "select max(smarks)from student"

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            Label1.Text = com.ExecuteScalar

            con.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub btnmin_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnmin.Click

        Try

            con.Open()

            str = "select min(smarks)from student"

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            Label2.Text = com.ExecuteScalar

            con.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub btnavg_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnavg.Click

        Try

            con.Open()

            str = "select avg(smarks)from student"

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            Label3.Text = com.ExecuteScalar

            con.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub btntotal_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btntotal.Click

        Try

            con.Open()

            str = "select sum(smarks)from student"

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            Label4.Text = com.ExecuteScalar

            con.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub btncount_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btncount.Click

        Try

            con.Open()

            str = "select count(smarks)from student"

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            Label5.Text = com.ExecuteScalar

            con.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub maxsid_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles maxsid.Click

        Try

            con.Open()

            str = "select * from student where smarks=(select max(smarks) from student)"

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            Label6.Text = com.ExecuteScalar

            con.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

 

    Private Sub maxname_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles maxname.Click

        Try

            con.Open()

            str = "select max(smarks)from student"

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            Label7.Text = com.ExecuteScalar

 

            str = "select sname from student where smarks=" & CInt(Label7.Text) & ""

            com = New OleDbCommand(str, con)

            Dim reader As OleDbDataReader = com.ExecuteReader

            If reader.Read Then

                Label7.Text = reader("sname")

            End If

            reader.Close()

            con.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

            MsgBox(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

End Class

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