Sub Main()
  Dim ds As New DataSet
  Dim customerTable As DataTable = GetCustomers()
  Dim orderTable As DataTable = GetOrders()

  ds.Tables.Add(customerTable)
  ds.Tables.Add(orderTable)
  ds.Relations.Add("CustomerOrder", _
   New DataColumn() {customerTable.Columns(0)}, _
   New DataColumn() {orderTable.Columns(1)}, True)

  Dim writer As New System.IO.StringWriter
  customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, False)
  PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, without hierarchy")

  writer = New System.IO.StringWriter
  customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, True)
  PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, with hierarchy")

  Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.")
  Console.ReadKey()
End Sub

Private Function GetOrders() As DataTable
  ' Create sample Customers table, in order
  ' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
  Dim table As New DataTable

  ' Create three columns, OrderID, CustomerID, and OrderDate.
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrderID", GetType(System.Int32)))
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CustomerID", GetType(System.Int32)))
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrderDate", GetType(System.DateTime)))

  ' Set the OrderID column as the primary key column.
  table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {table.Columns(0)}

  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, 1, #12/2/2003#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, 1, #1/3/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, 2, #11/13/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, 3, #5/16/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {5, 3, #5/22/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {6, 4, #6/15/2004#})
  table.AcceptChanges()
  Return table
End Function

Private Function GetCustomers() As DataTable
  ' Create sample Customers table, in order
  ' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
  Dim table As New DataTable

  ' Create two columns, ID and Name.
  Dim idColumn As DataColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", _
      GetType(System.Int32))
  table.Columns.Add("Name", GetType(System.String))

  ' Set the ID column as the primary key column.
  table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {idColumn}

  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, "Mary"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, "Andy"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, "Peter"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, "Russ"})
  table.AcceptChanges()
  Return table
End Function

Private Sub PrintOutput( _
   ByVal writer As System.IO.TextWriter, ByVal caption As String)

  Console.WriteLine("==============================")
  Console.WriteLine(caption)
  Console.WriteLine("==============================")
  Console.WriteLine(writer.ToString())
End Sub

static void Main()
{
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    DataTable customerTable = GetCustomers();
    DataTable orderTable = GetOrders();

    ds.Tables.Add(customerTable);
    ds.Tables.Add(orderTable);
    ds.Relations.Add("CustomerOrder",
        new DataColumn[] { customerTable.Columns[0] },
        new DataColumn[] { orderTable.Columns[1] }, true);

    System.IO.StringWriter writer = new System.IO.StringWriter();
    customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, false);
    PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, without hierarchy");

    writer = new System.IO.StringWriter();
    customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, true);
    PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, with hierarchy");

    Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");
    Console.ReadKey();
}

private static DataTable GetCustomers()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Create two columns, ID and Name.
    DataColumn idColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(System.Int32));
    table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(System.String));

    // Set the ID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { idColumn };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, "Mary" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, "Andy" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, "Peter" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, "Russ" });
    table.AcceptChanges();
    return table;
}

private static DataTable GetOrders()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Create three columns; OrderID, CustomerID, and OrderDate.
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("OrderID", typeof(System.Int32)));
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CustomerID", typeof(System.Int32)));
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("OrderDate", typeof(System.DateTime)));

    // Set the OrderID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { table.Columns[0] };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, 1, "12/2/2003" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, 1, "1/3/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, 2, "11/13/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, 3, "5/16/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 5, 3, "5/22/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 6, 4, "6/15/2004" });
    table.AcceptChanges();
    return table;
}

private static void PrintOutput(System.IO.TextWriter writer, string caption)
{
    Console.WriteLine("==============================");
    Console.WriteLine(caption);
    Console.WriteLine("==============================");
    Console.WriteLine(writer.ToString());
}