In this article I will explain with an example, how to update data into database using Dapper library in Windows Forms (WinForms) Application using C# and VB.Net.
 
 

Installing Dapper package using Nuget

In order to install Dapper library using Nuget, please refer my article Install Dapper from Nuget in Visual Studio.
 
 

Database

I have made use of the following table Customers with the schema as follows.
Update using Dapper in C# and VB.Net
 
I have already inserted few records in the table.
Update using Dapper in C# and VB.Net
 
Note: You can download the database table SQL by clicking the download link below.
          Download SQL file
 
 

Form Design

The following Form consists of:
Label – For labelling the controls.
TextBox – For capturing the values of CustomerId, Name and Country.
Button – For updating records.
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Namespaces

You will need to import the following namespaces.
C#
using Dapper;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Configuration;
 
VB.Net
Imports Dapper
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Configuration
 
 

Updating the record using Dapper in Windows Forms

When Update button is clicked, first the connection string is fetched from App.Config file.
Note: For more details on how to read connection string from App.Config file, please refer my article .Net 4.5: Read (Get) Connection String from App.Config file using C# and VB.Net.
 
Then, using the Execute method of Dapper library record is updated into the SQL Server database.
Note: For more details on Execute method, please refer my article Understanding Dapper Execute in C# and VB.Net.
 
Finally, based on whether record is updated or not, an appropriate message is displayed using MessageBox class.
C#
private void OnUpdate(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string sql = "UPDATE Customers SET Name=@Name, Country=@Country WHERE CustomerId=@CustomerId";
    string constr = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
    using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
    {
        int customerId = int.Parse(txtId.Text);
        string name = txtName.Text;
        string country = txtCountry.Text;
        int i = con.Execute(sql, new { customerId, name, country });
        if (i > 0)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Customer record updated.");
        }
        else
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Customer not found.");
        }
 
        txtId.Text = string.Empty;
        txtName.Text = string.Empty;
        txtCountry.Text = string.Empty;
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Private Sub OnUpdate(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnUpdate.Click
    Dim sql As String = "UPDATE Customers SET Name=@Name, Country=@Country WHERE CustomerId=@CustomerId"
    Dim constr As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
    Using con As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(constr)
        Dim customerId As Integer = Integer.Parse(txtId.Text)
        Dim name As String = txtName.Text
        Dim country As String = txtCountry.Text
        Dim i As Integer = con.Execute(sql, New With { customerId, name, country })
        If i > 0 Then
            MessageBox.Show("Customer record updated.")
        Else
            MessageBox.Show("Customer not found.")
        End If
 
        txtId.Text = String.Empty
        txtName.Text = String.Empty
        txtCountry.Text = String.Empty
    End Using
End Sub
 
 

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