Solution Use an XML template query to fill a DataSet using the SQLXML Managed Classes.. LoadOrderGrid This method creates a SqlXmlCommand template query and its single SqlXmlParameter
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Recipe 8.10 Filling a DataSet Using an XML Template Query
Problem
You have an XML template query that you need to use from ADO.NET You need to fill
a DataSet using an XML template query
Solution
Use an XML template query to fill a DataSet using the SQLXML Managed Classes The sample uses one XML file as shown in Example 8-14:
OrdersForCustomerQuery.xml
Contains the XML template query
The sample code contains two event handlers and one method:
Form.Load
Loads all Customers from Northwind into a DataTable The default view of the DataTable is bound to the top data grid on the form The
DataGrid.CurrentCellChanged event handler is called to refresh the bottom data grid
DataGrid.CurrentCellChanged
Gets the CustomerID for the selected row in the top data grid and calls the
LoadOrderGrid( ) method to refresh the bottom grid
LoadOrderGrid( )
This method creates a SqlXmlCommand template query and its single
SqlXmlParameter object The parameter is set to the user-specified value A SqlXmlDataAdapter object is created and executed to fill a new DataSet based on the template query The default view of the Orders table in the result DataSet is bound to the lower data grid on the form displaying the orders for the selected customer
Example 8-14 File: OrdersForCustomerQuery.xml
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<ROOT xmlns:sql='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-sql'> <sql:header>
<sql:param name="CustomerID" />
</sql:header>
<sql:query>
select
Orders.OrderID,
Orders.CustomerID,
Orders.EmployeeID,
Orders.OrderDate,
Orders.RequiredDate,
Orders.ShippedDate,
Orders.ShipVia,
Orders.Freight,
Orders.ShipName,
Orders.ShipAddress,
Orders.ShipCity,
Orders.ShipRegion,
Orders.ShipPostalCode,
Orders.ShipCountry,
[Order Details].ProductID,
[Order Details].UnitPrice,
[Order Details].Quantity,
[Order Details].Discount
from
Orders inner join [Order Details] on
Orders.OrderID=[Order Details].OrderID
where
Orders.CustomerID=@CustomerID
for xml auto
</sql:query>
</ROOT>
The C# code is shown in Example 8-15
Example 8-15 File: UsingXmlTemplateQueriesForm.cs
// Namespaces, variables, and constants
using System;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.Data.SqlXml;
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using System.Data.SqlClient;
private const String XMLQUERYFILENAME =
ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["Project_Directory"] +
@"Chapter 08\OrdersForCustomerQuery.xml";
//
private void UsingXmlTemplateQueriesForm_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
String sqlText = "SELECT * FROM Customers";
// Load the list of customers into a table
SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(sqlText,
ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["Sql_ConnectString"]); DataTable table = new DataTable("Customers");
da.Fill(table);
// Bind the default view of the table to the customer grid
customerDataGrid.DataSource = table.DefaultView;
// Update orders grid based on the default row selected
customerDataGrid_CurrentCellChanged(null, null);
}
private void customerDataGrid_CurrentCellChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Retrieve the selected row from the customer grid
int row = customerDataGrid.CurrentRowIndex;
// Get the customer ID
String customerId =
((DataView)customerDataGrid.DataSource).Table
Rows[row][0].ToString( );
// Call method to load orders for selected customer
LoadOrderGrid(customerId);
}
private void LoadOrderGrid(String customerId)
{
// Create the SQL XML command
SqlXmlCommand cmd = new SqlXmlCommand(
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cmd.CommandType = SqlXmlCommandType.TemplateFile;
cmd.CommandText = XMLQUERYFILENAME;
cmd.SchemaPath = XMLSCHEMAFILENAME;
// Set the customer ID parameter for the command
SqlXmlParameter param = cmd.CreateParameter( );
param.Name = "@CustomerID";
param.Value = customerId;
// Create the DataSet
DataSet ds = new DataSet( );
// Create the SQL XML DataAdapter
SqlXmlAdapter da = new SqlXmlAdapter(cmd);
// Fill the DataSet
try
{
da.Fill(ds);
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
// Bind the default view of the orders table to the orders grid
orderDataGrid.DataSource = ds.Tables["Orders"].DefaultView;
orderDataGrid.CaptionText = "Orders [CustomerID: " + customerId + "]";
}
Discussion
SQLXML Managed Classes
The SQLXML Managed Classes expose SQLXML functionality from the Microsoft .NET Framework They allow access to XML data from instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later SQLXML Managed Classes consist of three classes:
SqlXmlCommand
Represents a command to execute against the SQL Server database
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Stores parameters used by the SqlXmlCommand object The parameter is created
using the CreateParameter( ) method of the SqlXmlCommand class
SqlXmlAdapter
Links the SQLXML managed classes to the disconnected ADO.NET DataSet
class
A description of the methods and properties of these classes are shown in Tables Table
8-6 through Table 8-8
Table 8-6 describes the methods of the SqlXmlCommand class
Table 8-6 SqlXmlCommand methods Method Description
ExecuteNonQuery( ) Executes a command that does not return a result or result set—
for example, an updategram or DiffGram update ExecuteStream( ) Returns a query result set as a stream
ExecuteToStream( ) Writes query result set to an existing stream
ExecuteXmlReader(
) Returns the result set of the query as an XmlReader object
CreateParameter( ) Creates a SqlXmlParameter object used to pass parameters to a
command using the Name and Value properties ClearParameters( ) Clears SqlXmlParameter objects for a command
Table 8-7 describes the properties of the SqlXmlCommand class
Table 8-7 SqlXmlCommand properties Property Description
BasePath The directory path used when specifying a relative path for an XSL
file
ClientSideXml Whether the conversion of the result set occurs on the client (true) or
server (false) The default is false
CommandText The text of the command to execute
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The type of command to execute Takes one of the following values from the SqlXmlCommandType enumeration:
DiffGram
Executes a DiffGram XmlTemplate
Executes an XML template TemplateFile
Executes an XML template file consisting of one or more SQL or XPath queries
Sql
Executes a SQL command UpdateGram
Executes an updategram XPath
Executes an XPath command CommandStream The stream to execute the command from
Namespaces The namespace for XPath queries
OutputEncoding The encoding for the stream returned by the command
RootTag The single root-level tag for XML output returned by the command SchemaPath The name of the mapping schema file and its directory path, either
absolute or relative
XslPath The name of the XSL file and its directory path, either absolute or
relative
The SqlXmlParameter class has no methods Table 8-8 describes the properties of the SqlXmlParameter class
Table 8-8 SqlXmlParameter properties
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Name The name of the parameter for an SqlXmlCommand object
Value The value of the parameter
The SqlXmlAdapter class has no properties Table 8-9 describes the methods of the
SqlXmlAdapter class
Table 8-9 SqlXmlAdapter methods Method Description
Fill Fills a DataSet with the XML data retrieved from the SQL Server database Update Updates the SQL Server database with the changes made to the DataSet
For more information about the SQLXML Managed Classes, see the Microsoft SQLXML release documentation
Template queries
A template query is an XML document containing one or more SQL queries or stored procedures to execute Template queries, like stored procedures, promote code reuse, facilitate security, and encourage good design by encapsulating database-specific
functionality
Parameters for the query are identified by the <sql:param> tag with the name attribute used to specify the parameter name and the parameter default value optionally specified between the <sql:param> and <sql:param> tags Parameter tags are enclosed within the
<sql:header> tags The example shows one parameter named CustomerID without a
default value:
<sql:header>
<sql:param name="CustomerID" />
</sql:header>
If the CustomerID parameter had a default value of ALFKI, the parameter would be
defined as follows:
<sql:param name="CustomerID">ALFKI</sql:param>
The SQL command text must be enclosed within <sql:query> tags This is shown in the example:
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select
Orders.OrderID,
Orders.CustomerID,
[Order Details].Quantity,
[Order Details].Discount
from
Orders inner join [Order Details] on
Orders.OrderID=[Order Details].OrderID
where
Orders.CustomerID=@CustomerID
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</sql:query>
The query is a standard SQL command with the required FOR XML clause to return the result set as XML The query could also execute a stored procedure with the EXEC or EXECUTE command followed by the name of the stored procedure and a list of
parameter values as required
The query in the previous example has a single parameter, CustomerID, which is
prepended with an @ when referred to in the query:
where Orders.CustomerID=@CustomerID
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