c# - Return multiple datasets from sql server stored procedure

Question

I need to return through Web Api a Base64 XML output based upon calling a stored procedures which runs 5 different queries.

Stored procedure is not written ( I need to write it ) but there are 5 queries in which the data is completely different tables and columns etc... so I am wondering if this is even possible?

I know in Oracle you can return multiple cursors, but with SQL Server , can I return into asp.net 4.5 ( mvc c# / Ado.net) multiple datasets or collections? Any examples of this?

Example of just ONE of the queries

   -- Content Tab
SELECT -- vTC.[TemplateId]  
  t.Name as "Client Name and Document"  ,vTC.[SectionName] ,vTC.[ContentId] ,vTC.[ContentName]
  ,vTC.[ContentDescription],vTC.[ContentValue] ,CAL.ContentValue as "Spanish Content" , iif(S.IsClientSection = 1, 'Global Section','Template Section') as "Global or Template Section"
  ,DT.Title as DataType ,iif(vTC.IsRequired = 1, 'Yes', 'No') as "Required" ,vTC.[DisplayType] 
FROM [dbo].[vwTemplateContent] vTC
 left join dbo.Template t on vTC.TemplateId = t.TemplateId
  left join dbo.DataType DT on vTC.DataTypeId = dt.datatypeid
   left join dbo.Section S on S.SectionID = vTC.SectionID
   left join [dbo].[ContentAlternateLanguage] CAL on vTC.ContentId =    CAL.ContentID
  where vTC.templateid in (1) 
  order by DisplayOrder

Answer 1

If you are going to get multiple tables then you have to write multiple select statements into your stored procedure like below:

CREATE PROCEDURE SPName
(
/*Declare your parameters*/
@parm1 dataType
)
AS
BEGIN
/*Write your select statements below*/
-- SELECT * FROM tblName
-- SELECT * FROM tblName2

END

You have to fill these records into your DataSet, DataSet supports multiple table into ADO.net.

Please refer below code to fill your DataSet:

SqlConnection con=new SqlConnection("YourConnection String");
SqlCommand cmd=new SqlCommand();
SqlDataAdapter da=new SqlDataAdapter();
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
cmd = new SqlCommand("SPName", con);
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@parm1", id);//if you have parameters.
da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
da.Fill(ds);
con.Close();

After this you can take advantage of different multiple recordsets using

ds.Tables[0]
ds.Tables[1]
..

Hope it will helps you

Thanks