DatabaseExecute Method (String, ExecuteOptions, String)

You can use the Execute method to perform catalog operations (for example, creating database objects such as tables), or to change the data in a database without using a DataSet by executing UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE statements.

For UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE statements, the return value is the number of rows affected by the command. For all other types of statements, the return value is -1.

public int Execute(
	string statement,
	ExecuteOptions options,
	string logSource
)

Public Function Execute ( 
	statement As String,
	options As ExecuteOptions,
	logSource As String
) As Integer