Introduction to ADO.Net, VB.Net
Database Tools and Data Binding
ISYS 512
Database Processing
• Querying database
• Updating database:
– Insertion, deletion, modification
Steps to Retrieve Data
• Establishes a connection to the database.
• Executes commands against the database.
– SQL Select commands
• Store data results.
A Simplified View of ADO.Net
Objects
Ado.Net
Data Provider
Adapter
Connection
Dataset
SQL Updates
Data Consumer
WinForm
Command
WebForm
Reader
Results of SQL Selects
ADO.NET Objects
• Connection Object: Represent a connection to the
database.
• Command Object: The command object allows us
to execute a SQL statement or a stored procedure.
• DataReader: It is a read-only and forward-only
pointer into a table to retrieve records.
• DataSet Object: A DataSet object can hold several
tables and relationships between tables.
• DataAdapter: This the object used to pass data
between the database and the dataset.
Data Providers
• ODBC Provider
– Open Database Connectivity
• A driver manager
• Used for relational databases
• OLE DB Provider
– OLE DB interfaces provide applications with uniform access to
data stored in diverse information sources, or data stores.
– Access
• SQL Server Provider
• Oracle Provider
– Microsoft’s .NET data provider for Oracle
• Etc.
Using ODBC
• Windows XP:
• Control Panel /Administrative Tools/DataSource(ODBC)
• Three types of data source names
– User DSN: usable only by you and only on the machine
currently using.
– System DSN: Any one using the machine can use.
– File DSN: Can be copied and used by other computers
with the same driver installed.
• Demo:
– Excel: Data/Get External Data/From other sources
– Access: File/Get External Data/Import, then select
ODBC data source
Demo: SAS Reading ODBC Data
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proc sql;
connect to odbc (dsn=MySalesDB2007);
Create table sasuser.TEST
As select * from connection to ODBC
(select * from customer);
disconnect from odbc;
quit;
proc sql;
select * from sasuser.test;
VB.NET Database Tools
• Add a new connection to database:
– Database connection:
• Tools/Connect to database
– Add Connection
– Server Explorer
• Data connections: Right click data connection
– Add Connection
» Tables, Views
• Create new SQL Server Database
• Add a new data source:
– Data/Add New Data Source
Types of Data Source
Working with SQL Server
• Starting SQL Server:
– Control Panel/Administrative
Tools/Services/SQLServer
• SQL Server database file extension: mdf
• Default database folder:
– A SQL Server file: testSQL08.mdf
– C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\testSQL08.mdf
Creating SQL Server Database
• From Server Explorer, right click data connection
and choose:
• Create new SQL Server Database
• Server name:
– LocalServerName\SQLExpress
• Add new table: Right click Tables and choose Add
New Table
– Define table’s fields
• Add rows: Right click the table name and choose
Show table data.
• Note: After creating the database, you may create
an ODBC DSN to connect to it.
Create a New SQL Server
Database: EmployeeDB
• Add a new table: EmployeeTable
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EID
Ename
Sex
Salary
HireDate
• Enter data
Char 10
Char 30
Char 1
Numeric (10,2)
Date
How to create ADO.Net objects?
• Automatically generated when creating
data bound form.
– Form wizard
• Using Data Adapter Wizard
• Using code:
– Example:
– dim strConn as string ="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source
= c:\sales2k.mdb"
– dim objConn as new OledbConnection(strConn)
– objConn.open()
Data Binding
• Connect a control or property to one or more data
elements.
• Simple binding: Use simple binding to display a
field value in controls that show Data Bindings in
the property window, such as text box or label.
• Complex binding: Use complex binding to bind
more than one field to controls such as DataGrid
and list box. Use the control’s Data Source and
Data Member to bind the data.
Creating Data Bound Form
• Creating a form with ADO.Net objects and databound controls to display and update information in
a dataset.
• Demo:
– Add data source:
• Data/Add New Data Source
• Data/Show Data Source
– Click the dropdown list next to the table’s name:
• Datagrid view
• Details
– Drag the table to form.
Items Added to the Form
• Connection
• Table Adapter: click smart tag
– Add query
– Preview data
• Dataset:
– Edit in dataset designer
• Binding Source
– Add query: Add a new tool strip.
– Preview data
• Binding navigator
• Code view: Form load event
Generated Code
Private Sub CUSTOMERBindingNavigatorSaveItem_Click(ByVal sender
As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
CUSTOMERBindingNavigatorSaveItem.Click
Me.Validate()
Me.CUSTOMERBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.CUSTOMERTableAdapter.Update(Me.SalesDBDataSet.CUSTOMER)
End Sub
Private Sub Form3_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'TODO: This line of code loads data into the
'SalesDBDataSet.CUSTOMER' table. You can move, or remove it, as
needed.
Me.CUSTOMERTableAdapter.Fill(Me.SalesDBDataSet.CUSTOMER)
End Sub
Other Data Form Demos
• DataGrid View
• Add /Modify/Delete records.
• Read only form:
– Delete AddNew, Delete, Save buttons from
navigator bar.
Hierarchical Forms
• Parent table/Child table
– Add parent table and child table to Data Source
– Drag the parent table and the child table to the form.
Parent table uses detail view and child table uses
dataGrid view
– Click Dataset object’s smart tag to choose Edit in
Dataset Designer
– With the designer, right click the parent table and
choose Add/Relation
– Change dataGrid’s DataSource property to the relation.
Detail Form with Bound ListBox
• Example: Customer table form with CID listbox
and displays selected customer information in
textboxes.
– Choose detail view for the customer table.
– Click the dropdown list next to the CID field and click
ListBox
– Drag the Customer table to the form.
– Bind the CID field to the BindingSource:
• Activate the Property window and click the listbox
• Set the DataSOurce property to BindingSource
• Set the Display Member property to CID
Creating A Database Application
Without Programming
• Creating a database application to display
information and update database.
• A main form with buttons to open data
forms:
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DisplayInfo
Enter New
Modify
Exit
Data Adapter Wizard – 2nd Level
of Using ADO.Net
• Configure Data Adapter and generating a dataset:
– From the Data tab of the ToolBox, Drag
OledbDataAdapter to the form.
– Use the Data Adapter Wizard to configure the Adapter.
– Right Click the Adapter to preview data and create
dataset.
• Note: If OledbDataAdapter is not listed in
Toolbox’s Data tab , right click ToolBox Data Tab
and select Choose Item; then select
OleDbDataAdapter from .Net Framework components.
Creating a Form with Bound DataGridView
• Configure Adapter and generate dataset.
• Bind DataGridView control to the table:
– Data Source property:
• DataSet
– Data Member property
• A table in the dataset
• In the Form Load event, use Adapter’s Fill
method to load the dataset:
• OleDbDataAdapter1.Fill(DataSet11)
• Note 1: No navigation capability
• Note 2: View adapter’s properties and see
the SQL commands.
Creating a Form with Bound
Textboxes
• Configure Adapter and generate dataset.
• Select textbox’s Data Bindings property:
– Text: choose field
• In the Form Load event, use Adapter’s Fill
method to load the dataset:
• OleDbDataAdapter1.Fill(DataSet11)
• Note: No navigation capability
Using BindingContext to Navigate
Records
• BindingContext: It is an object that manages a
collection of data sources used for binding.
• CurrencyManager: It is an object that keeps track
of position (the current row) of a data source. Two
useful properties:
– Position property: is the index of the current row. The
index is a 0-based index, the first record has a position
of 0.
– Count property: The number of rows in the data source.
MoveNext and MoveLast Example
• MoveNext:
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Me.BindingContext(DataSet21, "customer").Position += 1
• MoveLast:
– Me.BindingContext(DataSet21, "customer").Position =
Me.BindingContext(DataSet21, "customer").Count -1
• How to MovePrevious and MoveFirst?
• Note: The Position property takes care of the end of file
automatically.
• Note: Me.BindingContext(DataSet21, "customer") returns
a CurrencyManager object.
Using BindingSource Object to Do
the Binding and Navigation
• It is an object that keeps track of position (the current row)
of a data source.
• Useful properties:
– DataSource
– DataMember
– Position property: is the index of the current row. The index is a 0based index, the first record has a position of 0.
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MoveFirst, MoveLast, MoveNext, MovePrevious
AddNew
AllowEdit
EndEdit
Current
RemoveCurrent
Bind Controls to BindingSource
Object
• Configure Adapter and generate dataset.
• Add BindingSource object to the form
• Use BindingSource object’s property window to
set its DataSource and Data Member properties to
the dataset object and table object.
• Set control’s DataBinding property to the
BindingSource object.
Use BindingSource Object’s
MoveNext, MovePrevious Methods
• Add a MoveNext button
– BindingSource1.MoveNext()
• Add a MovePrevious button:
– BindingSource1.MovePrevious()
Adding AddNew and Save Button
AddNew button: Use BindingSource AddNew Method:
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object,
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
BindingSource1.AddNew()
End Sub
Save button: Use BindingSource EndEdit method and
Adapter’s Update method:
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
BindingSource1.EndEdit()
OleDbDataAdapter1.Update(DataSet21.CUSTOMER)
End Sub
Binding ListBox
• Example: Bind Customer Table’s CID field
to a listbox.
– Create a Adapter for Customer table , and
generate the dataset.
– Add ListBox and set binding properties:
• Data Source: Customer table
• Display Member: Field to display in the listbox.
• Value Member: the actual values for items in the list
box.
Display Selected Record
• Bound textbox (same data source as the listbox):
– If the Listbox and the textbox are bound to the same
BindingSource object, the textbox will automatically
displays the record of the selected listbox item.
• Unbound textbox
– To display the ValueMember
• Textbox1.text = ListBox1.SelectedValue
– To display other fields:
• Textbox1.text = ListBox1.SelectedItem(“Cname”)
• Can we use TextBox1.text=ListBox1.SelectedItem?
No!
ListBox SelectedItem Property
• How to display the selected record in unbound
textbox?
• After binding to a data source, this property return a
DataRowView object.
• What is DataRowView?
– Object Browser:
• System.Data
– DataRowView:
Item property is the default property
• To retrieve a column from a DataRowView object
(use 0-based index to identity a column):
• ListBox1.SelectedItem.Item(1)
• Or: ListBox1.SelectedItem(1)
• Or: ListBox1.SelectedItem(“Cname”)
Using Object Browser
• View/Object Browser
• DataSet object model:
• System.Data
– DataSet
• Relations
• Tables
– Rows
– Columns
• Use Object Browser to study object’s properties,
methods. Ex. System.Data.OleDbDataAdapter
Working with SQL Server Data
Adapter
• From the Data tab:
– Choose: SQLDataAdapter
– (If you don’t see it, right-click the Data tab and
select Choose Item. Then select it from the
.Net components)
DataSet and Data Adapter
• DataSet Object: A DataSet object can hold several
tables and relationships between tables.
• DataAdapter: This the object used to pass data
between the database and the dataset.
– It is an object with SQL Select, Insert, Update and
Delete commands.
Creating Parent/Child Form Using
DataAdapter Wizard
• Add two DataAdapters to the form: one for the parent
table and one for the child table.
• Use the parent table’s DataAdapter to generate a
dataset; then use the child table’s DataAdapter to
generate the child table into the same dataset.
• Open dataset’s designer and right-click the parent table
and choose Add/Relation to add a relation.
• Add and bind textboxes to the parent table; add
dataGridView and bind its datasource property to the
relation.
• Add navigation button’s using BindingSource object.