SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(); da.SelectCommand = new SqlCommand("Select Empid,EmpName,Location from EmpDetails", cnn); SqlCommandBuilder cmdBuilder = new SqlCommandBuilder(da); DataSet ds = new DataSet(); da.Fill(ds); DataColumn[] key = new DataColumn[1]; key[0] = ds.Tables[0].Columns[0]; ds.Tables[0].PrimaryKey = key; DataRow dr; dr = ds.Tables[0].Rows.Find(1); dr.Delete(); da.Update(ds);