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title: "Good stuff on DataReader->Dataset"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/1/23/good-stuff-on-datareader-gtdataset.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/1/23/good-stuff-on-datareader-gtdataset.html"
published: "2004-01-23T08:09:00"
updated: "2004-01-23T08:09:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Just in time to take me to task on my \" reactions \" post, the DataReader to Dataset post has generated some very good comments on alternative (and better) ways to do just that. And, if Steve keeps his promise we'll also…"
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# Good stuff on DataReader-\>Dataset

By Roy Osherove January 23, 2004 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations)

**Historical article** · Originally published January 23, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

Just in time to take me to task on my "[reactions](http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2004/01/23/61879.aspx)" post, the [DataReader to Dataset](http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2004/01/22/61541.aspx) post has generated some very good comments on alternative (and better) ways to do just that. And, if [Steve keeps his promise](http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2004/01/22/61541.aspx#61950)  we'll also get some code that converts a dataset to a Datareader. How cool is that?

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