SqlBulkCopy.WriteToServer Method

public:
 void WriteToServer(System::Data::DataTable ^ table, System::Data::DataRowState rowState);

public void WriteToServer (System.Data.DataTable table, System.Data.DataRowState rowState);

member this.WriteToServer : System.Data.DataTable * System.Data.DataRowState -> unit

Public Sub WriteToServer (table As DataTable, rowState As DataRowState)

Parameters

Examples

The following Console application demonstrates how to bulk load only the rows in a DataTable that match a specified state. In this case, only unchanged rows are added. The destination table is a table in the AdventureWorks database.

In this example, a DataTable is created at run time and three rows are added to it. Before the WriteToServer method is executed, one of the rows is edited. The WriteToServer method is called with a DataRowState.Unchanged rowState argument, so only the two unchanged rows are bulk copied to the destination.

using System.Data.SqlClient;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string connectionString = GetConnectionString();
        // Open a connection to the AdventureWorks database.
        using (SqlConnection connection =
                   new SqlConnection(connectionString))
        {
            connection.Open();

            // Perform an initial count on the destination table.
            SqlCommand commandRowCount = new SqlCommand(
                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM " +
                "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns;",
                connection);
            long countStart = System.Convert.ToInt32(
                commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar());
            Console.WriteLine("Starting row count = {0}", countStart);

            // Create a table with some rows.
            DataTable newProducts = MakeTable();

            // Make a change to one of the rows in the DataTable.
            DataRow row = newProducts.Rows[0];
            row.BeginEdit();
            row["Name"] = "AAA";
            row.EndEdit();

            // Create the SqlBulkCopy object.
            // Note that the column positions in the source DataTable
            // match the column positions in the destination table so
            // there is no need to map columns.
            using (SqlBulkCopy bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(connection))
            {
                bulkCopy.DestinationTableName =
                    "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns";

                try
                {
                    // Write unchanged rows from the source to the destination.
                    bulkCopy.WriteToServer(newProducts, DataRowState.Unchanged);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }
            }

            // Perform a final count on the destination
            // table to see how many rows were added.
            long countEnd = System.Convert.ToInt32(
                commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar());
            Console.WriteLine("Ending row count = {0}", countEnd);
            Console.WriteLine("{0} rows were added.", countEnd - countStart);
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

    private static DataTable MakeTable()
        // Create a new DataTable named NewProducts.
    {
        DataTable newProducts = new DataTable("NewProducts");

        // Add three column objects to the table.
        DataColumn productID = new DataColumn();
        productID.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32");
        productID.ColumnName = "ProductID";
        productID.AutoIncrement = true;
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productID);

        DataColumn productName = new DataColumn();
        productName.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String");
        productName.ColumnName = "Name";
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productName);

        DataColumn productNumber = new DataColumn();
        productNumber.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String");
        productNumber.ColumnName = "ProductNumber";
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productNumber);

        // Create an array for DataColumn objects.
        DataColumn[] keys = new DataColumn[1];
        keys[0] = productID;
        newProducts.PrimaryKey = keys;

        // Add some new rows to the collection.
        DataRow row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-WH";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - White";

        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-BK";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - Black";

        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-ST";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - Stainless";
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        newProducts.AcceptChanges();

        // Return the new DataTable.
        return newProducts;
    }
    private static string GetConnectionString()
        // To avoid storing the connection string in your code,
        // you can retrieve it from a configuration file.
    {
        return "Data Source=(local); " +
            " Integrated Security=true;" +
            "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;";
    }
}

Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Dim connectionString As String = GetConnectionString()

        ' Open a connection to the AdventureWorks database.
        Using connection As SqlConnection = _
           New SqlConnection(connectionString)
            connection.Open()

            ' Perform an initial count on the destination table.
            Dim commandRowCount As New SqlCommand( _
            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns;", _
                connection)
            Dim countStart As Long = _
               System.Convert.ToInt32(commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar())
            Console.WriteLine("Starting row count = {0}", countStart)

            ' Create a table with some rows.
            Dim newProducts As DataTable = MakeTable()

            ' Make a change to one of the rows in the DataTable.
            Dim row As DataRow = newProducts.Rows(0)
            row.BeginEdit()
            row("Name") = "AAA"
            row.EndEdit()

            ' Set up the bulk copy object. 
            ' Note that the column positions in the source DataTable 
            ' match the column positions in the destination table, 
            ' so there is no need to map columns.
            Using bulkCopy As SqlBulkCopy = _
              New SqlBulkCopy(connection)
                bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns"

                Try
                    ' Write unchanged rows from the source to the destination.
                    bulkCopy.WriteToServer(newProducts, DataRowState.Unchanged)

                Catch ex As Exception
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
                End Try
            End Using

            ' Perform a final count on the destination table
            ' to see how many rows were added.
            Dim countEnd As Long = _
                System.Convert.ToInt32(commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar())
            Console.WriteLine("Ending row count = {0}", countEnd)
            Console.WriteLine("{0} rows were added.", countEnd - countStart)

            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.")
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Using
    End Sub

    Private Function MakeTable() As DataTable
        ' Create a new DataTable named NewProducts.
        Dim newProducts As DataTable = _
         New DataTable("NewProducts")

        ' Add three column objects to the table.
        Dim productID As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productID.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")
        productID.ColumnName = "ProductID"
        productID.AutoIncrement = True
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productID)

        Dim productName As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productName.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String")
        productName.ColumnName = "Name"
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productName)

        Dim productNumber As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productNumber.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String")
        productNumber.ColumnName = "ProductNumber"
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productNumber)

        ' Create an array for DataColumn objects.
        Dim keys(0) As DataColumn
        keys(0) = productID
        newProducts.PrimaryKey = keys

        ' Add some new rows to the collection.
        Dim row As DataRow
        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-WH"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - White"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)

        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-BK"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - Black"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)

        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-ST"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - Stainless"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)
        newProducts.AcceptChanges()

        ' Return the new DataTable.
        Return newProducts
    End Function

    Private Function GetConnectionString() As String
        ' To avoid storing the connection string in your code, 
        ' you can retrieve it from a configuration file. 
        Return "Data Source=(local);" & _
            "Integrated Security=true;" & _
            "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;"
    End Function
End Module

Remarks

Only rows in the DataTable that are in the states indicated in the rowState argument and have not been deleted are copied to the destination table.

While the bulk copy operation is in progress, the associated destination SqlConnection is busy serving it, and no other operations can be performed on the connection.

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the DataTable columns to the destination database table.

See also

• DataRowState
• Bulk Copy Operations in SQL Server
• ADO.NET Overview

public:
 void WriteToServer(System::Data::IDataReader ^ reader);

public void WriteToServer (System.Data.IDataReader reader);

member this.WriteToServer : System.Data.IDataReader -> unit

Public Sub WriteToServer (reader As IDataReader)

Parameters

Examples

The following console application demonstrates how to bulk load data from a SqlDataReader. The destination table is a table in the AdventureWorks database.

using System.Data.SqlClient;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string connectionString = GetConnectionString();
        // Open a sourceConnection to the AdventureWorks database.
        using (SqlConnection sourceConnection =
                   new SqlConnection(connectionString))
        {
            sourceConnection.Open();

            // Perform an initial count on the destination table.
            SqlCommand commandRowCount = new SqlCommand(
                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM " +
                "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns;",
                sourceConnection);
            long countStart = System.Convert.ToInt32(
                commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar());
            Console.WriteLine("Starting row count = {0}", countStart);

            // Get data from the source table as a SqlDataReader.
            SqlCommand commandSourceData = new SqlCommand(
                "SELECT ProductID, Name, " +
                "ProductNumber " +
                "FROM Production.Product;", sourceConnection);
            SqlDataReader reader =
                commandSourceData.ExecuteReader();

            // Set up the bulk copy object using a connection string.
            // In the real world you would not use SqlBulkCopy to move
            // data from one table to the other in the same database.
            using (SqlBulkCopy bulkCopy =
                       new SqlBulkCopy(connectionString))
            {
                bulkCopy.DestinationTableName =
                    "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns";

                try
                {
                    // Write from the source to the destination.
                    bulkCopy.WriteToServer(reader);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }
                finally
                {
                    // Close the SqlDataReader. The SqlBulkCopy
                    // object is automatically closed at the end
                    // of the using block.
                    reader.Close();
                }
            }

            // Perform a final count on the destination
            // table to see how many rows were added.
            long countEnd = System.Convert.ToInt32(
                commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar());
            Console.WriteLine("Ending row count = {0}", countEnd);
            Console.WriteLine("{0} rows were added.", countEnd - countStart);
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

    private static string GetConnectionString()
        // To avoid storing the sourceConnection string in your code,
        // you can retrieve it from a configuration file.
    {
        return "Data Source=(local); " +
            " Integrated Security=true;" +
            "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;";
    }
}

Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Dim connectionString As String = GetConnectionString()

        ' Open a connection to the AdventureWorks database.
        Using sourceConnection As SqlConnection = _
           New SqlConnection(connectionString)
            sourceConnection.Open()

            ' Perform an initial count on the destination table.
            Dim commandRowCount As New SqlCommand( _
            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns;", _
                sourceConnection)
            Dim countStart As Long = _
               System.Convert.ToInt32(commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar())
            Console.WriteLine("Starting row count = {0}", countStart)

            ' Get data from the source table as a SqlDataReader.
            Dim commandSourceData As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand( _
               "SELECT ProductID, Name, ProductNumber " & _
               "FROM Production.Product;", sourceConnection)
            Dim reader As SqlDataReader = commandSourceData.ExecuteReader

            ' Set up the bulk copy object using a connection string. 
            ' In the real world you would not use SqlBulkCopy to move
            ' data from one table to the other in the same database.
            Using bulkCopy As SqlBulkCopy = New SqlBulkCopy(connectionString)
                bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = _
                "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns"

                Try
                    ' Write from the source to the destination.
                    bulkCopy.WriteToServer(reader)

                Catch ex As Exception
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)

                Finally
                    ' Close the SqlDataReader. The SqlBulkCopy
                    ' object is automatically closed at the end
                    ' of the Using block.
                    reader.Close()
                End Try
            End Using

            ' Perform a final count on the destination table
            ' to see how many rows were added.
            Dim countEnd As Long = _
                System.Convert.ToInt32(commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar())
            Console.WriteLine("Ending row count = {0}", countEnd)
            Console.WriteLine("{0} rows were added.", countEnd - countStart)

            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.")
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Using
    End Sub

    Private Function GetConnectionString() As String
        ' To avoid storing the sourceConnection string in your code, 
        ' you can retrieve it from a configuration file. 
        Return "Data Source=(local);" & _
            "Integrated Security=true;" & _
            "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;"
    End Function
End Module

Remarks

The copy operation starts at the next available row in the reader. Most of the time, the reader was just returned by ExecuteReader or a similar call, so the next available row is the first row. To process multiple results, call NextResult on the data reader and call WriteToServer again.

Note that using WriteToServer modifies the state of the reader. The method will call Read until it returns false, the operation is aborted, or an error occurs. This means that the data reader will be in a different state, probably at the end of the result set, when the WriteToServer operation is complete.

While the bulk copy operation is in progress, the associated destination SqlConnection is busy serving it, and no other operations can be performed on the connection.

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the data reader columns to the destination database table.

See also

• Bulk Copy Operations in SQL Server
• ADO.NET Overview

public:
 void WriteToServer(System::Data::DataTable ^ table);

public void WriteToServer (System.Data.DataTable table);

member this.WriteToServer : System.Data.DataTable -> unit

Public Sub WriteToServer (table As DataTable)

Parameters

Examples

The following Console application demonstrates how to bulk load data from a DataTable. The destination table is a table in the AdventureWorks database.

In this example, a DataTable is created at run time and is the source of the SqlBulkCopy operation.

using System.Data.SqlClient;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string connectionString = GetConnectionString();
        // Open a connection to the AdventureWorks database.
        using (SqlConnection connection =
                   new SqlConnection(connectionString))
        {
            connection.Open();

            // Perform an initial count on the destination table.
            SqlCommand commandRowCount = new SqlCommand(
                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM " +
                "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns;",
                connection);
            long countStart = System.Convert.ToInt32(
                commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar());
            Console.WriteLine("Starting row count = {0}", countStart);

            // Create a table with some rows.
            DataTable newProducts = MakeTable();

            // Create the SqlBulkCopy object.
            // Note that the column positions in the source DataTable
            // match the column positions in the destination table so
            // there is no need to map columns.
            using (SqlBulkCopy bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(connection))
            {
                bulkCopy.DestinationTableName =
                    "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns";

                try
                {
                    // Write from the source to the destination.
                    bulkCopy.WriteToServer(newProducts);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }
            }

            // Perform a final count on the destination
            // table to see how many rows were added.
            long countEnd = System.Convert.ToInt32(
                commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar());
            Console.WriteLine("Ending row count = {0}", countEnd);
            Console.WriteLine("{0} rows were added.", countEnd - countStart);
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

    private static DataTable MakeTable()
        // Create a new DataTable named NewProducts.
    {
        DataTable newProducts = new DataTable("NewProducts");

        // Add three column objects to the table.
        DataColumn productID = new DataColumn();
        productID.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32");
        productID.ColumnName = "ProductID";
        productID.AutoIncrement = true;
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productID);

        DataColumn productName = new DataColumn();
        productName.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String");
        productName.ColumnName = "Name";
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productName);

        DataColumn productNumber = new DataColumn();
        productNumber.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String");
        productNumber.ColumnName = "ProductNumber";
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productNumber);

        // Create an array for DataColumn objects.
        DataColumn[] keys = new DataColumn[1];
        keys[0] = productID;
        newProducts.PrimaryKey = keys;

        // Add some new rows to the collection.
        DataRow row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-WH";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - White";

        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-BK";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - Black";

        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-ST";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - Stainless";
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        newProducts.AcceptChanges();

        // Return the new DataTable.
        return newProducts;
    }
    private static string GetConnectionString()
        // To avoid storing the connection string in your code,
        // you can retrieve it from a configuration file.
    {
        return "Data Source=(local); " +
            " Integrated Security=true;" +
            "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;";
    }
}

Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Dim connectionString As String = GetConnectionString()

        ' Open a connection to the AdventureWorks database.
        Using connection As SqlConnection = _
           New SqlConnection(connectionString)
            connection.Open()

            ' Perform an initial count on the destination table.
            Dim commandRowCount As New SqlCommand( _
            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns;", _
                connection)
            Dim countStart As Long = _
               System.Convert.ToInt32(commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar())
            Console.WriteLine("Starting row count = {0}", countStart)

            ' Create a table with some rows.
            Dim newProducts As DataTable = MakeTable()

            ' Note that the column positions in the source DataTable 
            ' match the column positions in the destination table, 
            ' so there is no need to map columns.
            Using bulkCopy As SqlBulkCopy = _
              New SqlBulkCopy(connection)
                bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns"

                Try
                    ' Write from the source to the destination.
                    bulkCopy.WriteToServer(newProducts)

                Catch ex As Exception
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
                End Try
            End Using

            ' Perform a final count on the destination table
            ' to see how many rows were added.
            Dim countEnd As Long = _
                System.Convert.ToInt32(commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar())
            Console.WriteLine("Ending row count = {0}", countEnd)
            Console.WriteLine("{0} rows were added.", countEnd - countStart)

            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.")
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Using
    End Sub

    Private Function MakeTable() As DataTable
        ' Create a new DataTable named NewProducts.
        Dim newProducts As DataTable = _
         New DataTable("NewProducts")

        ' Add three column objects to the table.
        Dim productID As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productID.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")
        productID.ColumnName = "ProductID"
        productID.AutoIncrement = True
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productID)

        Dim productName As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productName.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String")
        productName.ColumnName = "Name"
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productName)

        Dim productNumber As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productNumber.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String")
        productNumber.ColumnName = "ProductNumber"
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productNumber)

        ' Create an array for DataColumn objects.
        Dim keys(0) As DataColumn
        keys(0) = productID
        newProducts.PrimaryKey = keys

        ' Add some new rows to the collection.
        Dim row As DataRow
        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-WH"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - White"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)

        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-BK"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - Black"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)

        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-ST"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - Stainless"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)
        newProducts.AcceptChanges()

        ' Return the new DataTable.
        Return newProducts
    End Function

    Private Function GetConnectionString() As String
        ' To avoid storing the connection string in your code, 
        ' you can retrieve it from a configuration file. 
        Return "Data Source=(local);" & _
            "Integrated Security=true;" & _
            "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;"
    End Function
End Module

Remarks

All rows in the DataTable are copied to the destination table except those that have been deleted.

While the bulk copy operation is in progress, the associated destination SqlConnection is busy serving it, and no other operations can be performed on the connection.

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the DataTable columns to the destination database table.

See also

• Bulk Copy Operations in SQL Server
• ADO.NET Overview

public:
 void WriteToServer(System::Data::Common::DbDataReader ^ reader);

public void WriteToServer (System.Data.Common.DbDataReader reader);

member this.WriteToServer : System.Data.Common.DbDataReader -> unit

Public Sub WriteToServer (reader As DbDataReader)

Parameters

public:
 void WriteToServer(cli::array <System::Data::DataRow ^> ^ rows);

public void WriteToServer (System.Data.DataRow[] rows);

member this.WriteToServer : System.Data.DataRow[] -> unit

Public Sub WriteToServer (rows As DataRow())

Parameters

Examples

The following console application demonstrates how to bulk load data from a DataRow array. The destination table is a table in the AdventureWorks database.

In this example, a DataTable is created at run time. A single row is selected from the DataTable to copy to the destination table.

using System.Data.SqlClient;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string connectionString = GetConnectionString();
        // Open a connection to the AdventureWorks database.
        using (SqlConnection connection =
                   new SqlConnection(connectionString))
        {
            connection.Open();

            // Perform an initial count on the destination table.
            SqlCommand commandRowCount = new SqlCommand(
                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM " +
                "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns;",
                connection);
            long countStart = System.Convert.ToInt32(
                commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar());
            Console.WriteLine("Starting row count = {0}", countStart);

            // Create a table with some rows.
            DataTable newProducts = MakeTable();

            // Get a reference to a single row in the table.
            DataRow[] rowArray = newProducts.Select(
                "Name='CC-101-BK'");

            // Create the SqlBulkCopy object.
            // Note that the column positions in the source DataTable
            // match the column positions in the destination table so
            // there is no need to map columns.
            using (SqlBulkCopy bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(connection))
            {
                bulkCopy.DestinationTableName =
                    "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns";

                try
                {
                    // Write the array of rows to the destination.
                    bulkCopy.WriteToServer(rowArray);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }
            }

            // Perform a final count on the destination
            // table to see how many rows were added.
            long countEnd = System.Convert.ToInt32(
                commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar());
            Console.WriteLine("Ending row count = {0}", countEnd);
            Console.WriteLine("{0} rows were added.", countEnd - countStart);
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

    private static DataTable MakeTable()
        // Create a new DataTable named NewProducts.
    {
        DataTable newProducts = new DataTable("NewProducts");

        // Add three column objects to the table.
        DataColumn productID = new DataColumn();
        productID.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32");
        productID.ColumnName = "ProductID";
        productID.AutoIncrement = true;
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productID);

        DataColumn productName = new DataColumn();
        productName.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String");
        productName.ColumnName = "Name";
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productName);

        DataColumn productNumber = new DataColumn();
        productNumber.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String");
        productNumber.ColumnName = "ProductNumber";
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productNumber);

        // Create an array for DataColumn objects.
        DataColumn[] keys = new DataColumn[1];
        keys[0] = productID;
        newProducts.PrimaryKey = keys;

        // Add some new rows to the collection.
        DataRow row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-WH";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - White";

        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-BK";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - Black";

        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        row = newProducts.NewRow();
        row["Name"] = "CC-101-ST";
        row["ProductNumber"] = "Cyclocomputer - Stainless";
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row);
        newProducts.AcceptChanges();

        // Return the new DataTable.
        return newProducts;
    }
    private static string GetConnectionString()
        // To avoid storing the connection string in your code,
        // you can retrieve it from a configuration file.
    {
        return "Data Source=(local); " +
            " Integrated Security=true;" +
            "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;";
    }
}

Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Dim connectionString As String = GetConnectionString()

        ' Open a connection to the AdventureWorks database.
        Using connection As SqlConnection = _
           New SqlConnection(connectionString)
            connection.Open()

            ' Perform an initial count on the destination table.
            Dim commandRowCount As New SqlCommand( _
            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns;", _
                connection)
            Dim countStart As Long = _
               System.Convert.ToInt32(commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar())
            Console.WriteLine("Starting row count = {0}", countStart)

            ' Create a table with some rows.
            Dim newProducts As DataTable = MakeTable()

            ' Get a reference to a single row in the table.
            Dim rowArray() As DataRow = newProducts.Select( _
             "Name='CC-101-BK'")

            ' Note that the column positions in the source DataTable 
            ' match the column positions in the destination table, 
            ' so there is no need to map columns.
            Using bulkCopy As SqlBulkCopy = _
              New SqlBulkCopy(connection)
                bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = "dbo.BulkCopyDemoMatchingColumns"

                Try
                    ' Write the array of rows to the destination.
                    bulkCopy.WriteToServer(rowArray)

                Catch ex As Exception
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
                End Try
            End Using

            ' Perform a final count on the destination table
            ' to see how many rows were added.
            Dim countEnd As Long = _
                System.Convert.ToInt32(commandRowCount.ExecuteScalar())
            Console.WriteLine("Ending row count = {0}", countEnd)
            Console.WriteLine("{0} rows were added.", countEnd - countStart)

            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.")
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Using
    End Sub

    Private Function MakeTable() As DataTable
        ' Create a new DataTable named NewProducts.
        Dim newProducts As DataTable = _
         New DataTable("NewProducts")

        ' Add three column objects to the table.
        Dim productID As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productID.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")
        productID.ColumnName = "ProductID"
        productID.AutoIncrement = True
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productID)

        Dim productName As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productName.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String")
        productName.ColumnName = "Name"
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productName)

        Dim productNumber As DataColumn = New DataColumn()
        productNumber.DataType = System.Type.GetType("System.String")
        productNumber.ColumnName = "ProductNumber"
        newProducts.Columns.Add(productNumber)

        ' Create an array for DataColumn objects.
        Dim keys(0) As DataColumn
        keys(0) = productID
        newProducts.PrimaryKey = keys

        ' Add some new rows to the collection.
        Dim row As DataRow
        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-WH"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - White"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)

        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-BK"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - Black"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)

        row = newProducts.NewRow()
        row("Name") = "CC-101-ST"
        row("ProductNumber") = "Cyclocomputer - Stainless"
        newProducts.Rows.Add(row)
        newProducts.AcceptChanges()

        ' Return the new DataTable.
        Return newProducts
    End Function

    Private Function GetConnectionString() As String
        ' To avoid storing the connection string in your code, 
        ' you can retrieve it from a configuration file. 
        Return "Data Source=(local);" & _
            "Integrated Security=true;" & _
            "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;"
    End Function
End Module

Remarks

While the bulk copy operation is in progress, the associated destination SqlConnection is busy serving it, and no other operations can be performed on the connection.

The ColumnMappings collection maps from the DataRow columns to the destination database table.

See also

• Bulk Copy Operations in SQL Server
• ADO.NET Overview