title: Clone dataset > Change column type > Populate dataset
body: <p>I have a dataset populated from a database:</p>
  
  <pre><code>dataset_original = new DataSet()
  data_adapter.Fill(dataset_original)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and I cloned it:</p>
  
  <pre><code>dataset_cloned = dataset_original.Clone()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I cloned it because 1 of the columns in the original is of type int, and I want to change that to type string:</p>
  
  <pre><code>dataset_cloned.Tables(0).Columns("int_column_name_goes_here").DataType = GetType(String)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now I need to populate the new dataset with the data from the old dataset.  How do I do that?  </p>
  
  <p>I am using asp.net 1.1 coded with vb.net.</p>