passing dataset object as a string through socket

I want to pass that dataset object as string to the client & then on the client side convert the string back into dataset object
If you have noticed, dataset follows a defined XML format. One can easily convert the same into XML (which can easily be passed as a string) and then re-convert back that XML into dataset. Try out.

Serialization is your friend here, have a look at the DataSet WriteXML and ReadXML methods

That will let you convert your dataset into a string

From an article on eggheadcafe[^]...

Now developers who've worked with Binary Serialization know that the ADO.NET DataSet describes itself to the Serialization Framework only in XML. You run a DataSet through the BinaryFormatter and what you get is a very large byte array filled with -- you guessed it -- a whole glop full of textual XML!

So, make sure you set your dataset formatting to Binary

http://weblogs.asp.net/skoganti/archive/2004/08/30/222525.aspx[^]

You should then be able to send your dataset over sockets are deserialize at the other end

Have a google for 'DataSet binaryformatter' for more information on this subject