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using Advantage with ADO.NET
preview
• standard ADO.NET data access techniques
• AdsExtendedReader functionality
• 4 samples in C#, VB.NET and Delphi.NET
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standard components
AdsExtendedReader
seeks
record locking
.net data model
.net design issues
• limit large data reads and writes between
client and server.
• concurrency issues
• data freshness
example #1: classic ADO.NET
• AdsConnection:
cn.ConnectionString = "data source = ..\\..\\data; servertype = REMOTE |LOCAL";
• AdsCommand
SelectCmd = cn.CreateCommand();
SelectCmd.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM websites order by image_name";
da.SelectCommand = SelectCmd;
• AdsCommandBuilder
cb = new AdsCommandBuilder(da);
• AdsDataAdapter
da.Fill(ds, "websites");
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example#1: BlobSample_DataSet
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DataReader vs. DataSet
• use DataReader if -– do not need to cache data
– processing large results too large to fit in memory
– need to access data once, in a forward-only and read-only manner
• conn.Open();
cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "select * from departments";
reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
while ( reader.Read() )
{
for ( iField = 0; iField < reader.FieldCount; iField++ )
Console.Write( reader.GetValue(iField) + " ");
Console.WriteLine();
}
a better tool
• AdsExtendedReader
– allows record-level access to server-side
data
• set filters, set index orders, seek to specific
records, lock records, re-index, set bookmarks,
zap tables, copy tables, create indexes, read and
write to fields, set ranges
• bi-directional
Poll: Have you ever used the
Advantage .NET Data Provider?
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example #2: AdsDataAdapter and
AdsExtendedReader
• Execute AdsExtendedReader:
rdr = cmd.ExecuteExtendedReader(CommandBehavior.SequentialAccess)
• Set the index order:
rdr.ActiveIndex = "Image_PK“
• Seek:
rdr.Seek(New Object() {UCase(tbSearch.Text)}, _
seektype).ToString
• Read Fields:
iFieldNum = rdr.GetOrdinal("Image_File")
BLOBData = rdr.GetBytes(iFieldNum)
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example#2:
BlobSample_DataReader
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example #3: AdsExtendedReader
• SeekTypes
– SoftSeek: Allows record to be found with the next higher key
value if the given key does not exist.
– HardSeek: Seeks an exact match.
– SeekLast: Seeks for the last value in an index.
– SeekGt (Greater Than): Seeks for the last value in the index.
• Partial Match
– Allows partial matching of seek value. For example, a seek on
a last name index with a value of “Smit” would fail to find “Smith”
if Partial is false, but succeed if PartialMatch is true.
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example#3: Seek Example
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example #4: AdsExtendedReader
and record locking
• Concurrency issues
– Last write wins
– Data versioning algorithm
• Record Locking
rdrEditUser2 := cmdEditUser2.ExecuteExtendedReader;
rdrEditUser2.ActiveIndex := 'customer id';
rdrEditUser2.Seek([Int16.Parse(tbCustID.Text)],
AdsExtendedReader.SeekType.SoftSeek);
rdrEditUser2.LockRecord;
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example#4: Recording Locking
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build a better application
• install peer-to-peer database by moving a data directory
– client application includes 4 DLL’s
– free local server DLL
– download and install application over internet with no end-user setup.
• low maintenance, hands-off install for scalable client-server
database
– runs as service
– no code change required
– 5 to 1000 users
summary
• Advantage .Net Data Provider
– Connection, AdsDataAdapter, DataReader, AdsCommand
• AdsExtendedReader
– advanced functionality
– beyond standard .net data model
• distinct advantage
– better tools
– better design
– easy install and maintenance
questions??
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