How to return a DataSet to a View

Question

I am sending a standard Sql select statement to my Sql box via the SqlDataAdapter, then populating a DataSet object.

I can access the rows in the resulting DataSet,

Answer 1

Controller code

 //pQ is your query you have created 
 //P4DAL is the key name for connection string 

  DataSet ds = pQ.Execute(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Platform4"].ConnectionString);


  //ds will be used below
  //create your own view model according to what you want in your view 
 //VMData is my view model

 var _buildList = new List();
            {
                foreach (DataRow _row in ds.Tables[0].Rows)
                {
                    _buildList.Add(new VMData
                    {  
     //chose what you want from the dataset results and assign it your view model fields 

                        clientID = Convert.ToInt16(_row[1]),
                        ClientName = _row[3].ToString(),
                        clientPhone = _row[4].ToString(),
                        bcName = _row[8].ToString(),
                        cityName = _row[5].ToString(),
                        provName = _row[6].ToString(),
                    });



                }

            }

  //you will use this in your view
  ViewData["MyData"] = _buildList;

View

@if (ViewData["MyData"] != null)
{

    var data = (List)ViewData["MyData"];
    

        
                @foreach (var item in data)
                {
            

            }
            


            

                

                    
Name
                    
Telephone
                    
Category 
                    
City 
                    
Province 

                
            

            

                
@Html.ActionLink(item.ClientName, "_Display", new { id = item.clientID }, new { target = "_blank" })
                
@item.clientPhone
                
@item.bcName
                
@item.cityName
                
@item.provName

            


        
        
        }