string _connectionString = "Driver={Microsoft Paradox Driver (*.db )};DBQ=C:\\Data\\";

OdbcConnection odbcConnection1 = new dbcConnection (_connectionString);

OdbcDataAdapter odbcAdapter1 = new dbcDataAdapter();

string select = "SELECT TestM FROM TestM.db";

odbcAdapter1.SelectCommand=new dbcCommand(select,odbcConnection1);

odbcConnection1.Open();

ds.Tables.Add("table1");

odbcAdapter1.Fill(ds.Tables[0]);

string s = (string) ds.Tables[0].Rows[0][0];

Console.WriteLine(s);

odbcConnection1.Close();