Private Sub DemonstrateMerge()
    ' Create a DataSet with one table, two columns, 
    ' and three rows.
    Dim dataSet As New DataSet("dataSet")
    Dim table As New DataTable("Items")
    Dim idColumn As New DataColumn("id", _
        Type.GetType("System.Int32"), "")
    idColumn.AutoIncrement = True
    Dim itemColumn As New DataColumn("Item", _
        Type.GetType("System.Int32"), "")

    ' Create DataColumn array to set primary key.
    Dim keyColumn(0) As DataColumn
    Dim row As DataRow

    ' Create variable for temporary DataSet. 
    Dim changesDataSet As DataSet

    ' Add RowChanged event handler for the table.
    AddHandler table.RowChanged, AddressOf Row_Changed
    dataSet.Tables.Add(table)
    table.Columns.Add(idColumn)
    table.Columns.Add(itemColumn)

    ' Set primary key column.
    keyColumn(0) = idColumn
    table.PrimaryKey = keyColumn

    ' Add ten rows.
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 0 To 9
        row = table.NewRow()
        row("Item") = i
        table.Rows.Add(row)
    Next i

    ' Accept changes.
    dataSet.AcceptChanges()
    PrintValues(dataSet, "Original values")

    ' Change row values.
    table.Rows(0)("Item") = 50
    table.Rows(1)("Item") = 111

    ' Add one row.
    row = table.NewRow()
    row("Item") = 74
    table.Rows.Add(row)

    ' Insert code for error checking. Set one row in error.
    table.Rows(1).RowError = "over 100"
    PrintValues(dataSet, "Modified and New Values")

    ' If the table has changes or errors, create a subset DataSet.
    If dataSet.HasChanges(DataRowState.Modified Or DataRowState.Added) _
        And dataSet.HasErrors Then
        ' Use GetChanges to extract subset.
        changesDataSet = dataSet.GetChanges( _
            DataRowState.Modified Or DataRowState.Added)
        PrintValues(changesDataSet, "Subset values")

        ' Insert code to reconcile errors. In this case, reject changes.
        Dim changesTable As DataTable
        For Each changesTable In  changesDataSet.Tables
            If changesTable.HasErrors Then
                Dim changesRow As DataRow
                For Each changesRow In  changesTable.Rows
                    'Console.WriteLine(changesRow["Item"]);
                    If CInt(changesRow("Item", _
                        DataRowVersion.Current)) > 100 Then
                        changesRow.RejectChanges()
                        changesRow.ClearErrors()
                    End If
                Next changesRow
            End If
        Next changesTable

        ' Add a column to the changesDataSet.
        changesDataSet.Tables("Items").Columns.Add( _
            New DataColumn("newColumn"))
        PrintValues(changesDataSet, "Reconciled subset values")

        ' Merge changes back to first DataSet.
        dataSet.Merge(changesDataSet, False, _
            System.Data.MissingSchemaAction.Add)
    End If
    PrintValues(dataSet, "Merged Values")
End Sub
        
 Private Sub Row_Changed(sender As Object, e As DataRowChangeEventArgs)
     Console.WriteLine("Row Changed " + e.Action.ToString() _
        + ControlChars.Tab + e.Row.ItemArray(0).ToString())
 End Sub
    
Private Sub PrintValues(dataSet As DataSet, label As String)
     Console.WriteLine(label + ControlChars.Cr)
     Dim table As DataTable
     For Each table In  dataSet.Tables
         Console.WriteLine("TableName: " + table.TableName)
         Dim row As DataRow
         For Each row In  table.Rows
             Dim column As DataColumn
             For Each column In  table.Columns
                 Console.Write(ControlChars.Tab & " " _
                    & row(column).ToString())
             Next column
             Console.WriteLine()
         Next row
     Next table
End Sub

Private Sub UpdateDataSet(ByVal dataSet As DataSet)
   ' Check for changes with the HasChanges method first.
   If Not dataSet.HasChanges(DataRowState.Modified) Then 
       Exit Sub
   End If

   ' Create temporary DataSet variable and
   ' GetChanges for modified rows only.
   Dim tempDataSet As DataSet = _
       dataSet.GetChanges(DataRowState.Modified)

   ' Check the DataSet for errors.
   If tempDataSet.HasErrors Then
      ' Insert code to resolve errors.
   End If

   ' After fixing errors, update the data source with   
   ' the DataAdapter used to create the DataSet.
   adapter.Update(tempDataSet)
End Sub