How to read multiple resultset from SqlDataReader?

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Here you have a sample about how to handle multiple result sets with a data reader

static void RetrieveMultipleResults(SqlConnection connection)
{
    using (connection)
    {
        SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(
          "SELECT CategoryID, CategoryName FROM dbo.Categories;" +
          "SELECT EmployeeID, LastName FROM dbo.Employees",
          connection);
        connection.Open();

        SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();

        do
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\t{0}\t{1}", reader.GetName(0),
                reader.GetName(1));

            while (reader.Read())
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\t{0}\t{1}", reader.GetInt32(0),
                    reader.GetString(1));
            }               
        }
        while (reader.NextResult());
    }
}

The key for retrieving data from multiple data sets is using reader.NextResult

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Updated on April 07, 2020

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  • Rocky
    Rocky about 4 years

    I have a SP from that I am trying to return 2 result set from, and in my .cs file i am trying something like this:

    dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    while (dr.Read())
    {
      RegistrationDetails regDetails = new RegistrationDetails()
      {
        FName = dr["FName"].ToString(),
        LName = dr["LName"].ToString(),
        MName = dr["MName"].ToString(),
        EntityName = dr["EntityName"].ToString(),// in 2nd result set
        Percentage = dr["Percentage"].ToString()// in 2nd result set
       };
    }
    

    However I am getting an :

    error:IndexOutOfRange {"EntityName"}