Count Records in sqlcommand or sqladapter?

Hi everyone? I have a small problem here, I want to count the records found under the following method:

Public Function ValidateAssembly(ByVal assynoAs String)As DataSetDim SQLConnAs SqlConnection =New SqlConnection(Connstr)Dim adapterAs SqlDataAdapter =New SqlDataAdapterDim dsVendorInfoAs DataSet =New DataSet("AssemblyHeader")Dim cmdAs System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand =New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommandDim BMItemnoAs New SqlParameter("@.v_assyno", SqlDbType.VarChar, 10) BMItemno.Value = GetBomAssyNo(assyno) SQLConn.Open()Try With cmd .CommandText ="SELECT * FROM dbo.cfn_bom_get_assy(@.v_assyno)" .Parameters.Add(BMItemno) .Connection = SQLConn .CommandType = CommandType.TextEnd With adapter.SelectCommand = cmd adapter.Fill(dsVendorInfo)Catch xAs ExceptionEnd Try SQLConn.Close()Return dsVendorInfoEnd Function

I want to see if this can be done and passed to the actual dataset? Is this possible? Or do I need to pass the found results from my query to a sqlreader? Also, Im I forced to put my colums together in a DataTable before actually binding to the DataSet?

 Thanks everyone! 

If I understand what you are looking for, you want the count of the number of records returned in your Dataset. All you have to do for that is:

dsVendorInfo.Tables(0).Rows.Count

|||Right, and how can I attach that to my dataset? Create a new column within the dataset that contains that value?|||

Why would you want to attach that to your dataset?? Anywhere you use the dataset you can retrieve the count.

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Scratch that. My intent is to simply pass the record count to a label. I am using an ajax control to extract data from this function and then the dataset populates all these labels in my form. I have a record count label which I have to also populate. So I was just thinking to add an extra column with a record count value but seems overhead to me. I created a new method that will just be used to populate that one label. My problem is that the record count does not show on your suggested "dsVendorInfo.Tables(0).Rows.Count" formula. I placed a break point on this line and its not being populated andI know its passing values (I am running a trace on the query). Here is my code:

<AjaxPro.AjaxMethod()> _Public Function ValidateAssembly(ByVal assynoAs String)As DataSetDim SQLConnAs SqlConnection =New SqlConnection(Connstr)Dim adapterAs SqlDataAdapter =New SqlDataAdapterDim dsVendorInfoAs DataSet =New DataSet("AssemblyHeader")Dim cmdAs System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand =New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommandDim BMItemnoAs New SqlParameter("@.v_assyno", SqlDbType.VarChar, 10) BMItemno.Value = GetBomAssyNo(assyno) SQLConn.Open()Try With cmd .CommandText ="SELECT * FROM dbo.cfn_bom_get_assy(@.v_assyno)" .Parameters.Add(BMItemno) .Connection = SQLConn .CommandType = CommandType.TextEnd With adapter.SelectCommand = cmd adapter.Fill(dsVendorInfo)Dim intCountAs Integer intCount = dsVendorInfo.Tables(0).Rows.Count 'showing empty when called upon RecordCount(intCount)Catch xAs ExceptionEnd Try SQLConn.Close()Return dsVendorInfoEnd Function Private Sub RecordCount(ByVal intNumAs Integer) lblRecordCount.Text = intNumEnd Sub

|||URGGHGH Scratch that too. I was passing my variable as an integer. It has to be passed as a string. Working beautifully now. Thanks for the help! :)