This sample demonstrates how to use a Microsoft Access database from C#. It shows how you can create a dataset and add tables to it from a database. The BugTypes.mdb database used in the sample program is a Microsoft Access 2000 .mdb file.
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On the Debug menu, click Start Without Debugging.
If you are building the solution in Release mode, copy BugTypes.mdb into the \bin\release folder.
Type the following at a command prompt:
csc oledbsample.cs oledbsample