private static void MergeIdentityColumns(string connectionString)
{
    using (SqlConnection connection =
               new SqlConnection(connectionString))
    {
        // Create the DataAdapter
        SqlDataAdapter adapter =
            new SqlDataAdapter(
            "SELECT ShipperID, CompanyName FROM dbo.Shippers",
            connection);

        //Add the InsertCommand to retrieve new identity value.
        adapter.InsertCommand = new SqlCommand(
            "INSERT INTO dbo.Shippers (CompanyName) " +
            "VALUES (@CompanyName); " +
            "SELECT ShipperID, CompanyName FROM dbo.Shippers " +
            "WHERE ShipperID = SCOPE_IDENTITY();", connection);

        // Set AcceptChangesDuringUpdate to false
        adapter.AcceptChangesDuringUpdate = false;

        // Add the parameter for the inserted value.
        adapter.InsertCommand.Parameters.Add(
           new SqlParameter("@CompanyName", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 40,
           "CompanyName"));
        adapter.InsertCommand.UpdatedRowSource = UpdateRowSource.Both;

        // MissingSchemaAction adds any missing schema to 
        // the DataTable, including auto increment columns
        adapter.MissingSchemaAction = MissingSchemaAction.AddWithKey;

        // Fill a DataTable.
        DataTable shipper = new DataTable();
        adapter.Fill(shipper);

        // Add a new shipper row. 
        DataRow newRow = shipper.NewRow();
        newRow["CompanyName"] = "New Shipper";
        shipper.Rows.Add(newRow);

        // Add changed rows to a new DataTable. This
        // DataTable will be used to update the data source.
        DataTable dataChanges = shipper.GetChanges();

        adapter.Update(dataChanges);
        connection.Close();

        Console.WriteLine("Rows after merge.");
        foreach (DataRow rowBefore in shipper.Rows)
        {
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", rowBefore[0], rowBefore[1]);
            }
        }

        // Merge the two DataTables to get new values.
        shipper.Merge(dataChanges);

        // Commit the changes.
        shipper.AcceptChanges();

        Console.WriteLine("Rows after merge.");
        foreach (DataRow rowAfter in shipper.Rows)
        {
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", rowAfter[0], rowAfter[1]);
            }
        }
    }
}