MySqlConnection myConnection = new MySqlConnection(MainWindow.ConnectionString); DataSet myDataSet = new DataSet(); DataTable myDataTable = myDataSet.Tables.Add("Table"); MySqlDataAdapter myAdapter = new MySqlDataAdapter(); myAdapter.SelectCommand = new MySqlCommand(query, myConnection); myAdapter.FillSchema(myDataSet,SchemaType.Source,"Table"); Console.WriteLine(myDataSet.GetXml());