private void ReadSchemaFromXmlTextReader ( ) {
   // create the DataSet to read the schema into.
   DataSet thisDataSet = new DataSet ( );
   // set the file path and name. Modify this for your purposes.
   string filename = "mySchema.xml";
   // create a FileStream object with the file path and name.
   System.IO.FileStream myFileStream = new System.IO.FileStream
      ( filename,System.IO.FileMode.Open );
   // create a new XmlTextReader object with the FileStream.
   System.Xml.XmlTextReader myXmlTextReader = 
      new System.Xml.XmlTextReader ( myFileStream );
   // Read the schema into the DataSet and close the reader.
   thisDataSet.ReadXmlSchema ( myXmlTextReader );
   myXmlTextReader.Close ( );
}

Private Sub ReadSchemaFromXmlTextReader ( )
   ' Create the DataSet to read the schema into.
   Dim thisDataSet As New DataSet ( )
   ' set the file path and name. Modify this for your purposes.
   Dim filename As String = "mySchema.xml"
   ' Create a FileStream object with the file path and name.
   Dim myFileStream As New System.IO.FileStream  _
      ( filename, System.IO.FileMode.Open )
   ' Create a new XmlTextReader object with the FileStream.
   Dim myXmlTextReader As New System.Xml.XmlTextReader _
      ( myFileStream )
   ' Read the schema into the DataSet and close the reader.
   thisDataSet.ReadXmlSchema ( myXmlTextReader )
   myXmlTextReader.Close ( )
End Sub