>You are trying to put too much into just a list. Your list can only have a single string value for each entry. You will need either a list of key value pairs, or a dictionary. Try one of the following:
>

DataTable dt = ds.Tables[0];
>List< KeyValuePair<string, string>> MyList = dt.Columns.OfType<DataColumn>().Select(dc => new KeyValuePair<string, string>(dc.ColumnName, dt.Rows[0][dc].ToString())).ToList();
>

>or
>

DataTable dt = ds.Tables[0];
>Dictionary<string, string> MyDictionary = dt.Columns.OfType<DataColumn>().ToDictionary(dc => dc.ColumnName, dc => dt.Rows[0][dc].ToString());
>

Sorry Rob - I meant Dictionary - bit of thread drift creeping in - I've been working with lists and dictionaries in the same thread - my bad - your second suggestion looks perfect - where did you learn all this stuff ?