DB/Reporting - Updating DBASE IV Databases In .NET
Sep 7, 2010
I am attempting to modify DBaseIV files using ADO in .NET I am able to open and read the data with no problem but everything is showing as read only and there is no way (at least that I can find) to perform Updates/Inserts/Deletes to the underlying Database table.
There seems to be almost no documentation that I have been able to find dealing with DBASE files. I have found a few references that BDE (Bordland Database Engine) needs to be installed and used for changing DBASE database files. However, it appears that BDE must be purchased. I found one reference that indicated ADO Jet 3.5 would work but 4.0 would not. Then I found another that said 4.0 had been updated to include Update/Insert/delete SQL interfaces.
Can anyone point me in the right direction for being able to modify a DBASE IV database table using ADO (or some other method within .NET) It is currently not possible to change from DBASE to another database structure this may be coming in the next year or so but will still need to perform modification to DBASE files for the forseable future.
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Jan 5, 2009
I've used visual basic in office before, but when it comes to writing applications in Visual Studio, my knowledge is fairly limited. I'm unsure on how to set up a connection in my application to connect with a dBase IV database that uses indexes (not sure if it matters if it has indexes or not). I will need to both read and write to this database.
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Mar 8, 2011
with the code:
T02FldDct01("DPF01") = "ABC"
T02FldDct01("DPF02") = "DEF"
T02Database01.Open()[code].....
I am getting the following error at the ExecuteNonQuery() line: "Parameterized query 'Update Table01 Set T02=@DPV01,T03=@DPV02 Where T01=@T02Ctr'
expects a parameter value which was not supplied. Parameter name: @DPV01"
T02 is a nvarchar field.The Dictionary was defined and populated as follows:
Dim T02FldDct01 As New Dictionary(Of String, String)
T0201 = "01"
T0202 = "02"[code]....
why the update routine will not recognize this Dictionary variable?
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Jan 8, 2009
I am writing an application in VB.Net, the application stores a number of images within the database and therefore the SQL database size gets quite large. At the moment I use a single database, however what I want to do is create a new database for each project within my application. I need some advise on the best way to proceed with this and also the best way to be able to create a new database for each project. Below is the approach that I was planning to adopt:
1. When the application is installed it automatically has a common database that comes with the application and this database is attached to the SQL Server, lets call this application "AppA" and common database "AppADB" Within the AppADB there would be a table called projectsTbl and in this projectsTbl it has a 2 columns called "projectDesc" and "projectDB". projectDesc would hold the description of a project and then the projectDB would hold the SQL database name for that project.
2. The user would login to my application and in the admin side of the application have a create project form. In this form he would enter the project description and also a 3 character code for the project. When the user OK's the form it would take the project descrption from the form and put this in the "projectDesc' field in the AppADB and then take the 3 character code from the form add this as a prefix to "AppADB" and put this within the "projectDB" field within the AppADB e.g. if the 3 character code was "SIM" then the projectDB name would be "SIMAppADB"
3. What I obviously now need to do is create a new database called "SIMAppADB" now what I was thinking was I could create a SQL database backup of a database that has the standard database structure that is required and then I can restore this .bak file (which would be in my application installed directory) to this new name, using the following code:
Code:
RESTORE DATABASE SIMAppDB
FROM DISK = 'C:Program FilesAppA Installed DirectoryDB.Bak'
WITH REPLACE, MOVE SIMAppDB_Data' TO 'C:MSSQLDATASIMAppDB_Data.MDF',
MOVE 'SIMAppDB_Log' TO 'C:MSSQLDATASIMAppDB_Log.LDF'
4. Then when the user logins to my application again, on the login screen he will see a list of projects from the "projectsTbl" table in the "AppADB" database. The user can then select the project they wish to login to and from this the application and extract the database name from the "projectDB" table in the "AppADB" database. I then can store this database name in my application and when the application needs to connect to the database it modifies the connection string to connect to the respective database.
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Apr 8, 2009
I am making a program that will take your initial balance of your checking account and then you can enter your checks, deposits and withdrawls into a database. Then The option will be given to return a report of deposits, withdrawls, etc. Well, I am having the problem with creating a database I can open when the program runs, first time to get the initial balance, and after to tell current balance. Then, I need to just keep on adding the new checks, deposits, withdrawls to the database everytime the person uses it. So, say I used it and put in 5 checks and then a week later I use it and put another 5 in. I want to be able to give a report of all the checks that have been inputed (this example is 10) back out to the user. So, essentially my question is, I guess, how would I create a database in VB 2008 that I can keep adding to it everytime it gets used?
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Jul 18, 2008
My boss wants me to create local databases on the light-side of things. I was researching on what solutions are available, we discussed the possibility of using text or xml files... but we dropped the idea since we want to use SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE command sets (or the like)I proposed the idea of using Access files (mdb) but he told me that he doesn't want the user to have Access installed on their computers.What are the choices avaible, am I forced to install Access on machines that would be using my VB .NET app to access mdb files?
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Apr 21, 2010
I am using Visual Basic 2008 Express edition along with mysql manager 2008.I have made a bank database and am looking to add a feature to update the balances of customers (individually) when i withdrawl or add money.The code i am using currently is
Private Sub Button4_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button4.Click
Me.Validate()
Me.StudentBindingSource.EndEdit()
[code]....
This is the same function as the Save record but, i want to be able to enter a value into a text box and then click the button to update the balance.
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Mar 31, 2009
This may seem like a simple problem, but I am completely baffled. I am working on a timekeeping application using Visual Basic 2008 Express and Access 2000.
There are three tables being updated by three separate sub routines. Two work fine, one does not.
In trying to resolve the issue I test one field at a time. The test Access query and the code only reference the one field to change and two ID fields. The program runs but the field is not updated. The table has 42 fields to be updated when I get it working.
The Access query is:
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UPDATE tPPSummary SET W1MonHours = [@W1MonHours]
WHERE EmployeeID=[@EmployeeID] AND PPID=[@PPID];
[Code]....
When I pause the running program at the intRowsAffected it shows 1 record which is correct.
I am really out of options as tho where to go from here. There are no simple spelling errors in the parameters, there are no error messages and the sub runs to the end.
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Jan 6, 2009
I am attempting to run an update query on a Microsoft Access Database File and am not having any luck with the update. It appears to update the RecordSet but not the actual Access Database (when I run the following code, close the debug window, then re-open it a field referring to the Count_Value column reflects the update). I am using Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express to work with this code, if that is of any interest. If you could look through the code below and see what is causing the RecordSet to update but not the actut
Code:
Dim strDBpath As String
strDBpath = Application.StartupPath & "CourseData.mdb"
[code].....
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Feb 10, 2011
I am trying to update one table with results from another table as such:
Table A (field, type) : Table B
ID (key) Integer : ID (key) Integer
ParentID Integer : IssueID Integer
Number String : ParentID Integer
: Number String
I need to construct and UPDATE statement that does:
Sets B.IssueID = A.ID When B.ParentID = A.ParentID AND B.Number = A.Number AND B.IssueID = 0
Here is what I have so far but it is producing an SQL syntax error (missing operator)
sqlStr = "UPDATE B SET IssueID = A.id FROM B JOIN A ON (B.ParentID = A.ParentID AND B.Number = A.Number) WHERE B.IssueID = 0
I have also tried
sqlStr = "UPDATE B SET IssueID = A.id FROM B, A WHERE (B.ParentID = A.ParentID AND B.Number = A.Number AND B.IssueID = 0)
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Feb 21, 2009
I am writing a simple app using Visual Basic 2008 Pro, and SQL Server 2005 as the backend. However, I copied the database file (.mdf) from another computer onto my laptop. I added it as a Data Source by having the Data Provider as "Microsoft SQL Server Database File" and have it attach the file to the local SQL server. However, it isn't set to copy the database to the output directory every time the program is run for debugging, as I thought that would save time.
Now however, the data update to the database are very wierd. I run the program, add some new data, save it, and it returns the new primary keys properly (that is, it turns from -1 to 4 or 5 or whatever, indicating that the data has been saved). When I close and re-run the application to check that the data has indeed been saved, it reflects the changes and shows me the new data. However, when the program is run again after some time, the changes I made are gone. I'm assuming this is due to some wierd way in which VB is updating the database that temporarily updates its cached or copied database, but doesn't actually change the real database. How do I fix this? I had previously done the same project on another computer, except there the data source was directly the local SQL server, and I had created the database directly on the server through Visual Studio itself, and I didn't face those problems then. Is there any way to manually attach the SQL Server database file (.mdf) to the local SQL server instance permanently, and change the app to use the attached database instead?
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Jul 11, 2011
I have a code made in Visual.net 2005, and I have a problem. I have an excel file where I store records. I can read this records without problem, but when I want to make a modification I get the ERROR :
"Current Recordset does not support updating. This may be a limitation of the provider, or of the selected locktype"I hope you can help me, I know that by default the file is open as readonly, but I dont know where do I have to specify the opposite.
[Code]...
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Jul 11, 2009
i have code which display one table content to datagridview successfully using following code.
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Dec 20, 2010
I have a datagrid that I use to display data from a SQL 2000 table. I am trying to write back any changes the user makes to the datagrid data back to the original table but don't know the proper method to do this.
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Mar 20, 2009
I'm using an access database in a program that I'm making for my school, the user is able to select an item from the menu, then it sends it to a list box, there is also a textbox to put a quantity of how much of the item you want. I have a field in my database called Amout Ordered, I want to update it with the amount of each item ordered, and I can't figure out how.
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Jul 6, 2009
I'm currently looking to add a code where, when executed, finds the appropriate value (searches for it), then on the same line, but in a different category, changes the text to 'YES'.
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May 2, 2008
Alright, let's try this again. I have an mdb file as a database in my program, I need this mdb file to be what my published program reads off of. Is there any way to have Visual Basic (2008 Express) not encode my mdb file to Example.mdb.deploy?
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May 18, 2008
I have a storedProcedure that populates a dataset, this dataset is then used for a dataSource for a third party grid control. This all works fine, however I am having real trouble in updating the dataSet with the most recent data from my database.Below is the code that I am using to populate the dataSet:
[code]...
I am not sure how to update the dataSet with new data so that my grid control displays the most recent data. Could someone show me the code to do this?
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May 19, 2010
I have got problem when using the SQLCommandBuilder class. For me it throws an error saying that the select statement does not return any primary columns.... Which is weird becouse i am sure it does since the select statement is "SELECT * FROM MyTable" I am prety sure that selects everything including the primary column which is set to primary , realy i checked and doublechecked.
Secondly i tried to manually set the column(0) as primary by setting it's property bu no such luck of making it work.
I have these two functions in a class that i instanciate an object from in the main program:
Code:
Public Function GetDB(ByVal DBName As String) As Data.DataSetDim SQLAdapter As SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter = Nothing
Try_SQLdataSet = Nothing
[CODE]...
This Functtion fills the dataset and returns it to my main program where i do lovely stuff with it. (Just as a side note this is a SCADA system and i always need the entire DB which is never bigger then just a few ( 6 ) entries so i must go for "*" ^^). Good part is, this works like a charm, i love it. Now i need to reset a few status bits etc and i assume with the update command. And that is where my joy starts to get stomped on a bit.... The code:
Code:
Public Function SetDB(ByVal dataTable As Data.DataSet, ByVal DBName As String) As BooleanDim SQLAdapter As SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter = Nothing
Dim SQLCommandBuilder As SqlClient.SqlCommandBuilder
[CODE]...
Now this would have been a great and small sollution to updating datasets with the server but obviously it doesn't work. There is that pesky error about my table having no primary key and I know it's lying it just want to annoy me :P. But seriously I am puzzeld why that error wont go away and i have exhausted all the tutorials i can find on this.
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Mar 15, 2011
I have a tool which reads dBase files and uploads the contents to SQL Server, part of a system to import shapefiles. It works but now we have a requirement to import files that include non-English characters (Norwegian in this case, could be other languages later) and they're being corrupted. The dBase files are being read using an OleDbDataAdapter. Stepping through the code I can see that the text is wrong as it is read in. I'm assuming it's something to do with code pages or Unicode but I have no idea how to fix it.A dBase Reader application tells me the DBFs are in code page 1252 - I don't know if this is correct. My upload tool runs on Win7 with English (UK) regional settings.[code]Is there a way to tell OleDbDataAdapter what code page to use or a better way to read dBase files from VB.Net?
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Oct 4, 2010
reading dBase DBF with non-English characters
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Jan 31, 2011
i want to input into my combobox the field names from a dbase file. this is the code i have so far:
Dim table As DataTable
Dim restrictions() As String = {Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, "COLUMN"}
Using connection As New OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data
[code]....
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Jun 1, 2009
Does anyone knows witch connectionstring you need to connect with a virtual Dbase 7 database ?
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Jun 12, 2011
What driver do you need to connect vb.net to MySQL?How do I create a Data source to MySQL? am only getting the options for SQL and MS-database! am designing a reg system for a college
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Aug 27, 2010
I need to open and read a Dbase file in my ASP.NET application. When I try to open the connection, I am getting the exception "Could not find installable ISAM." I have tried the solutions in the top answer in this question, but they did not work for me.The filepath of the data file is C:devDATA.DBF. Here is the code I am using to try to open the connection:
Dim connectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;DataSource=C:devDATA.DBF;Extended Properties=dBASE IV;"
Dim connection As OleDbConnection = New OleDbConnection(connectionString)
[code].....
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Sep 28, 2009
I would like to know the best, or standard, way to accomplish real-time client updates in a small multi-user application using an access data table as a data source.Specifically, this application will be used by 3-4 people. It uses a datatable which is filled on form load and bound to a datagrid at design time. The datatable is stored on a shared drive. The data table on the shared drive is updated in two ways:
1) Users can update the datagrid which then updates the datatable on the shared drive via the data adapter's Update method.
2) A server application does some work on some text files, periodically updating the data table.
I need the clients to reflect the changes to the data table on the shared drive as closely to real-time as possible. I know that the data table stored in memory on the client is disconnected from the data table on the shared drive, so I must query again to get the updates.
1) Is there an alternvative model I can use which is connected, and which will automatically reflect the updates in the data table on the shared drive?
2) If not, what is the best way to check for changes in the data table (so I can know when to call the data adapter fill method)? I am planning to poll the drive for a change to the .mdb file, raise an event and then fill the data adapter when the event is triggered. I am using this method successfully now to check for changes to a text file in another application, and I know how to implement it?
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Jan 25, 2012
I have a webpage with a form that is used to edit some object. This object contains a Collection of other objects defined like this: Public Overridable Property Employees As List(Of Employee)
On a form I can delete an employee, add a new one or modify existing one. When I click save new values are sent to the server. On a server I check if the user exists. If exists then I modify its values, if it does not exist then I add it. All employees that exist on the server and were not sent are marked as deleted (State changed to EntityState.Deleted). I try to use the following code (dbCollection = database entities, newCollection = collection sent from the form):
[Code]...
This code does not work, because changing to EntityState.Deleted removes the object from collection, and for each loop breaks, since the collection is modified...I know that I can overcome this problem by using a for loop or adding objects to delete to some other list first, but I hope maybe there is a pattern that would make my code nicer.
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Jan 9, 2009
I want to do something like this:
Code:
'create a dataset and a table
Dim ds As New DataSet
[code].....
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Apr 2, 2012
i've been doing ADO.NET for a while but I would like to know if its posssible to use dao recordsets in VB.Net 2010 and where I can get tutorials and code samples to do database stuff like insert etc. I've tried to google but most of the code available is for vb6 I was going through some stuff on this link [URL]../bb243801%28v=office.12%29.aspx and i'd like to know if it works for vb.net 2010 or maybe theres something i'm missing. because the moment I put "Dim dbmyDB As dao.database" its been giving me the wavy blue line and i am now doubting if it works or maybe i'm missing some other code
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Sep 9, 2009
If you are using an sql database with a vb.net application, does the user need to have anything extra other than the .net framework installed for the program to run? Meaning, if I simply compile the application, are there any extra steps I need to take to make this work?
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