What I got from your question is that you are looking to find out easy way to get datatype of a datacolumn.

>Jayesh,
>
>I'm not sure what you are telling me in the context of my question.
>
>I know I can use DataColumn to build a table. Could you give me an example of DataColumn deconstructing an existing table and exposing its contents?
>
>Thanks,
>Doug
>>Did you try DataColumn.DataType property?
>>
>>>All,
>>>
>>>I've been using GetSchemaTable() to retrieve the attributes for columns in a SQL table.
>>>
>>>I was wondering how to determine the specific datatype of the column.
>>>

>>>DataTable Attributes = DR.GetSchemaTable();
>>>
>>>for(int i;i < Attributes.Rows.Count; i++)
>>>{
>>>   Att[i,0] = Attributes.Rows[i]["ColumnName"];
>>>   Att[i,1] = Attributes.Rows[i]["AllowDBNull"];
>>>   Att[i,2] = Attributes.Rows[i]["DataType"];
>>>}
>>>

>>>
>>>If I examine Attributes.Rows[i]["DataType"] in the watch window I see {System.RuntimeType}. Below it I see the plus sign in the square with
>>>System.Type {"System.String"}
>>>
>>>How can I readily determine that Attributes.Rows[i]["DataType"] = "String" ?
>>>
>>>I tried Reflection with Type t = Attributes.Rows[i]["DataType"].GetType(); But that did not further the crusade either.
>>>
>>>This is probably simple, but I do not see the tree in the forest.
>>>TIA,
>>>Doug