Get data from SqlDataReader by Data type

 
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")

      'Sql Query
      Dim sql As String = "SELECT ID, FirstName FROM Employee"

      'Create Command object
      Dim thisCommand As New SqlCommand(sql, thisConnection)


      Try
         ' Open Connection
         thisConnection.Open()
         Console.WriteLine("Connection Opened")
      
         ' Execute Query
         Dim thisReader As SqlDataReader = thisCommand.ExecuteReader()

         ' Fetch Data
         While (thisReader.Read())
            Console.WriteLine("{0} | {1} ", _
            thisReader.GetInt32(0), _
            thisReader.GetString(1).PadLeft(32))
         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

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