public static void Main(string[] args) { int count = 10; try { count = Int32.Parse(args[0]); } catch (Exception ignore) { } Console.WriteLine("writing " + count + " person Objects"); try { client.Truncate(null, "test", FlatDataSet, DateTime.MinValue); } catch (Exception ignore) { } try { client.Truncate(null, "test", "flatDataSet", DateTime.MinValue); } catch (Exception ignore) { } try { client.Truncate(null, "test", ProtoBufSet, DateTime.MinValue); } catch (Exception ignore) { } List <Person> pList = new List <Person>(); for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) { pList.Add(Person.GetP()); } storeFlatData(pList); storeProtobuf(pList); }