NullReferenceException was Unhandled "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

Question

this is my project in my ojt. I have a problem in ds(DataSet), the error says that it is null, now, my question is, how can I fix this problem?

Private Sub RefreshData()
    If Not con.State = ConnectionState.Open Then
        con.Open()
    End If

    Dim dt As New DataTable("SELECT ID as [ID], " & _
                                         "fname as [NAME], lname " & _
                                     "FROM asdf ORDER by ID")
    If ds IsNot Nothing And ds.Tables("asdf") IsNot Nothing Then****this part is were i        get the error***
        da.Fill(dt, "asdf")
    End If
    con.Close()
    maxrows = ds.Tables("asdf").Rows.Count
    inc = -1
End Sub

possible duplicate of ["NullReferenceExeption was Unhandled"](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10647206/nullreferenceexeption-was-unhandled) — kv-prajapati, May 19 '12 at 05:54
Possible duplicate of [What is a NullReferenceException, and how do I fix it?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4660142/what-is-a-nullreferenceexception-and-how-do-i-fix-it) — ekad, Jan 07 '19 at 12:35

kv-prajapati · Answer 1 · 2012-05-19T06:10:20.977

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DataTable constructor receive the name of data table and which is optional. You need to instantiate the DataAdapter.

Private Sub RefreshData()
    Dim Sql="SELECT ID as [ID],fname as [NAME], lname FROM asdf ORDER by ID"
    Dim con as new OleDbConnection("your_connection_string_here")
    Dim da as new OleDbDataAdapter(Sql,con)
    Dim dt As New DataTable
    da.Fill(dt)
    ...
End Sub

edited May 19 '12 at 06:10

answered May 19 '12 at 05:50

kv-prajapati

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im using Access database. is this applicable to it? – Derick Baquilod Operario May 19 '12 at 06:09
You've to use OleDb provider. – kv-prajapati May 19 '12 at 06:10
i tried it. it works successfully, but the problem is. its is not sending data to my database. – Derick Baquilod Operario May 19 '12 at 06:19
This code fetch the rows from the database. You need to write INSERT/UPDATE and DELETE SQL statement to save/write/update/delete row(s). – kv-prajapati May 19 '12 at 06:23

NullReferenceException was Unhandled "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

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