Question : MySQL in VB.NET select statement ?

Hello:

I am just starting out with MySQL and am working with VB.NET in a windows form.

My question is how do I handle my select statement not returning a value?

An example would be if I want to find out if there is a persons name in the database, if its not located then i want to execute some more code. Right now I just receive an error message that the name wasn't found.

What is the syntax for handling a record that is not found in a simple select statement when working in VB.NET?

Thank you for your time.

Answer : MySQL in VB.NET select statement ?

Check the other thread for the ON DUPLICATE KEY clause, because I think that is what you really want. Of course, you can do this in VB with

Dim conn as new MySqlConnection("xxxxxxxxxxx")
Dim sql as String = "SELECT Name FROM MasterList WHERE Name = '" & LastName & "'"
Dim adapter As New MySqlDataAdapter()
adapter.SelectCommand = new MySqlCommand(sql, conn)
adapter.Fill(dataset)
if dataset.tables("MasterList").rows.count = 0 then
 sql=   "UPDATE MasterList SET CDate='" & CurrentDate & "' WHERE Name = '" & LastName & "'"
else
sql = "INSERT INTO MasterList SET " & _
                "Name='" & LastName & "'," & _
                "First='" & FirstName & "'," & _
                "CDate='" & CurrentDate & "'" & _
endif
dim anothercommand as new mysqlcommand(sql.conn)
anothercommand.executenonquery