But ds.arcust is a DataTable.....

>I'm confused. Method signature says it returns a DataTable, but ds is defined a meycotestDataSet?
>
>>Here's a newbie question
>>
>>I'm using strongly typed dataset I can use intellisense to access the columns nicely as long as I do it in the method that
>>creates the dataset, as follows:
>>
>>
>>

>>  public DataTable EstablishBlankCustomerData()
>>    {
>>      meycotestDataSet ds = new meycotestDataSet();
>>      ds.arcust.Rows.Clear();
>>      ds.arcust.Rows.Add();
>>      ds.arcust[0].country = "USA";
>>      ds.arcust[0].currency = "USD";
>>      ds.arcust[0].nocable = "N";
>>      ds.arcust[0].nopump = "N";
>>      ds.arcust[0].oringsvssnaps = "N";
>>      ds.arcust[0].quomeycolite = "N";
>>      ds.arcust[0].quoruggedmesh = "N";
>>      ds.arcust[0].quosoliddrain = "N";
>>      ds.arcust[0].quosolidpump = "N";  
>>      return ds.arcust;     
>>    }
>>
>>

>>
>>
>>I can't figure out how to get intellisense to work when I access the dataset outside that method.
>>
>>I tried returning the dataset but that doesn't seem to work
>>
>>Am I missing something?