>>Hi, Don,
>>
>>If you need to manually add rows to an ADO.NET data table, you need to use the ADO.NET object model.
>>
>>Here is a very simple example of an established DataTable with 2 columns for ID and Name...you'll need to adapt it to your application.
>>
>>This is basically an "untyped dataset" as opposed to a strongly typed dataset. Typed datasets are often better, but it's best to get the basics down first. Suppose your data table has 2 columns for ID and Name.
>>
>>

>>DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
>> dr["ID"] = 1;
>> dr["Name"] = "Kevin";
>> dt.Rows.Add(dr);
>>

>>
>>So if you need to add rows to a table before binding the ADO.NET datatable to a grid, that's a very simple example.
>
>Can dr be reused to add additional rows to the table, or do I need to create dr1, dr2, dr3, etc to add more rows? seems like the latter.

You can re-use the same dr, e.g.

DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
...

dt.Rows.Add(dr);

dr = dt.NewRow();
...
dt.Rows.Add(dr);