public int InsertPayment(String cardholderName, String cardType, String cardNumber, DateTime cardExpiration)
{
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
DataSetTableAdapters.paymentsTableAdapter adapter = new DataSetTableAdapters.paymentsTableAdapter();
adapter.Insert(cardholderName, cardType, cardNumber, cardExpiration);
// this is a *bad* way of getting the record's identity, but MS Access doesn't support batch SQL statements
// a real DB would be able to combine the insert statement and a select statement in one batch call!
int identity = (int)adapter.GetIdentity();
return identity;
}
