Hi Hazel,
Refer below code.
Database
I have made use of the following table Customers with the schema as follows.
You can download the database table SQL by clicking the download link below.
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Code
C#
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string[] nm = GetIds().ToArray();
foreach (string name in nm)
{
string constr = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
{
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO Names(Name) VALUES(@Name)"))
{
cmd.Connection = con;
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", name);
con.Open();
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
con.Close();
}
}
}
}
private List<string> GetIds()
{
List<string> ids = new List<string>();
string conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
string query = "SELECT Name FROM Customers";
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(conString))
{
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(query);
con.Open();
SqlDataReader sdr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while (sdr.Read())
{
ids.Add(sdr["Name"].ToString());
}
con.Close();
}
return ids;
}
VB.Net
Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim nm As String() = GetIds().ToArray()
For Each name As String In nm
Dim constr As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
Using con As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(constr)
Using cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("INSERT INTO Names(Name) VALUES(@Name)")
cmd.Connection = con
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", name)
con.Open()
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
con.Close()
End Using
End Using
Next
End Sub
Private Function GetIds() As List(Of String)
Dim ids As List(Of String) = New List(Of String)()
Dim conString As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
Dim query As String = "SELECT Name FROM Customers"
Using con As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(conString)
Dim cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(query)
con.Open()
Dim sdr As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
While sdr.Read()
ids.Add(sdr("Name").ToString())
End While
con.Close()
End Using
Return ids
End Function