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How do I access an URL from within the VB or VC++ code.
my requirement is, I need to create a DLL which accesses an URL, and parses the XML returned(the url I'm accessing returns XML, not HTML).How can I do that in VC++/VB?
Also, are there any classes in VC++/VB for parsing XML returned.
Any sample code would be appreciated.
Everything needs to be non .NET.
jmc
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Here is the source code for a rss news reader that accesses an url and parses xml in vb6.
http://www.Planet-Source-Code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=24994&lngWId=1
or you may want to use their search, they have ton's of older vb6 stuff.
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Hi
I have a dataset with two columns as follows:
FullName IsGYMMember
Joe Y
Arhtur N
Sam N
AJ Y
Jerry N
I have two Windows grids on the form. One which shows the GYM members and the other one who are not. There are Add, Remove members also to change the grid members between them.
Using just one dataset and two grids, how can I do this?
Please advice. Thanks in advance.
PJ
Follow your goals, Means will follow you ---Gandhi---
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hi pj,
this is actually pretty simple to do. from your single dataset create two dataviews.
dim dvMembers as new Dataview(myDataset.Tables("myTable"))
Dim dvNonMembers as New Dataview(myDataset.Tables("myTable"))
'set the rowfilter for each view
dvMembers.RowFilter = "IsGYMMember='Y'"
dvNonMembers.RowFilter = "IsGYMMember='N'"
membersDataGrid.DataSource = dvMembers
nonMembersDataGrid.DataSource = dvNonMembers
next, for each of your grids you'll want to create a tablestyle and set the MappingName property equal to your datatable name (not dataset, but datatable)
then add a few GridColumnStyles to the ColumnStyles collection of your TableStyle property.
create one DataGridTextBoxColumn and one DataGridCheckBoxColumn (i forget the actual name of these offhand, but you should be able to figure it out as you're going through, if not just let me know)
set the mapping name for your textboxcolumnstyle to "FullName" and the mapping name for your CheckBoxColumnStyle to "IsGYMMember".
a suggestion i'd make here is to change the IsGYMMember datatype to boolean. this will make for a more intuitive exchange of the data between the underlying datasource and display. But if you don't want to do that, at this point set the TrueValue of the CheckBoxGridColumn to 'Y' and the FalseValue of the CheckBoxGridColumn to 'N'. If you switch the datatype of the underlying column in the datasource this step is not necessary.
Remember that you should do this for each grid so that the data from each of the views is displayed properly.
next, when some one needs to be added to the members list you can have a button to change the IsGYMMember value in the corresponding datatable row to 'Y'. this is the approach i would take if you're working with two grids. you could also have a single grid and just allow the user to check and uncheck the checkbox columns to manipulate the datasource. i don't like the idea of having the user click the checkbox and the entire datarow moving to the other grid. but that's just my opinion.
hope this helps,
-jim
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Thanks a lot Jim.
Well ..about the screen design, can't do much about it as it is the requirement. Gotta do it.
one issue: After filtering and binding the dataviews to their respective datagrids, I am getting the last filtered view of records in both grids. Not sure why this happening.
To make sure, I commented the 2nd filter and 2nd databinding. Then the 1st databinding and filtering works OK.
Hope I am clear.. Any ideas??
Follow your goals, Means will follow you ---Gandhi---
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there may be a problem with the binding context... can you post some of your code?
-jim
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ooopss... i didn't follow ur code as is and used Defaultview instead creating new views for both grids.
now its working fine. thanks a bunch.
a happy customer 
Follow your goals, Means will follow you ---Gandhi---
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good. i'm glad it helped.
take it easy.
-jim
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Hi All,
Is there any way that I can parse and validate a SQL query (like the Parse Query function in Query Analyzer of SQL Server) before actually executing it in .NET code? Thanks a lot!
Tony Cheng
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I think your looking for this,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/tsqlref/ts_set-set_47eh.asp
Call New SqlCommand("Set parseonly on", connection).ExecuteNonQuery()
Hope that helps
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Yep. It does work. But when I tried to run:
SET PARSEONLY ON
--some query here
SET PARSEONLY OFF
it does not like it and execute the query in the middle. But thanks a lot for your reply. It's good enough.
Tony
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Just a note Tony,
I don't think you have to use the OFF because
the SET would only last the duration of the query, the SET would release as soon as you come back to the next line of code.
I'm glad it worked for you.
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You are right. If you use a different connection each time(e.g. new a connection for each query), you need not set PARSEONLY off. But if you use the same connection for different queries, you need to set it off before you DO want to execute any query. Thanks again for your message.
Tony
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Hi,
I am trying to write an app where the users would have to define for
instance company departments where employer would work. These departments are
store in my database. In the user interface, where the user has to enter the
employers, I am trying to use the propertygrid. For the department I want to
use a dropdownlist filled with the options from the database. I have got a
typeconverter that converts a sting into a dropdownlist, but this is only
hardcoded. I am not able to pass a string created from my database into the
typeconverte. The converter looks like this
Public Class DropDownConv
Inherits StringConverter
'Override the GetStandardValuesSupported method to indicate that this
object supports a standard set of values.
'Override the GetStandardValues method and return a
StandardValuesCollection filled with our custom list.
Dim _States As String() = New String() {"Alabama", "Alaska", _
"Arizona", "Arkansas", _
"California", "Colorado", "Connecticut", "Delaware", _
"Florida", "Georgia", _
"Hawaii", "Idaho", "Illinois", "Indiana", "Iowa", "Kansas", _
"Kentucky", "Louisiana", "Maine", "Maryland",
"Massachusetts", _
"Michigan", "Minnesota", "Mississippi", "Missouri",
"Montana", _
"Nebraska", "Nevada", "New Hampshire", _
"New Jersey", "New Mexico", _
"New York", "North Carolina", "North Dakota", _
"Ohio", "Oklahoma", _
"Oregon", "Pennsylvania", "Rhode Island", "South Carolina", _
"South Dakota", "Tennessee", "Texas", "Utah", _
"Vermont", "Virginia", _
"Washington", "West Virginia", "Wisconsin", "Wyoming"}
Public Overloads Overrides Function GetStandardValuesSupported( _
ByVal context As ITypeDescriptorContext) As Boolean
Return True
End Function
Public Overloads Overrides Function _
GetStandardValues(ByVal context As _
System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext) _
As System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.StandardValuesCollection
Return New StandardValuesCollection(_States)
End Function
'Finally override the GetStandardValuesExclusive method. When set to
false, it changes the dropdown list to Combo box (editable). If set to true,
then its a simple list box (Read only).
Public Overloads Overrides Function _
GetStandardValuesExclusive(ByVal context _
As System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext) _
As Boolean
Return True
End Function
End Class
Can you give me some ideas on how to continue?
Thanks
David J
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I need to write a .mat file (MATLAB file) from visual basic. Are there any scripts out there that can do this? I am not a professional programmer, so any help here would be greatly appreciated. Last time i ask this question, i got a reference to a website explaining the format of a .mat file, but i am still alittle lost.
thanks
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Can you translate the post below into: "I need to write a .mat file (MATLAB file) from visual basic."
Using ActiveX in Visual Basic to connect to MATLAB
I am trying to connect to MATLAB trough a Visual Basic GUI progam. I found the documentation on ActiveX for MATLAB, and it had a very simple example in VB. However, when i try to run this simple execution, i get an error.
Code:Dim Matlab As Object
Dim res As String
Set Matlab = CreateObject("Matlab.Application")
res = Matlab.Execute("surf(peaks)")
Error: ActiveX component can't creat object
this occurs at the the set Matlab line.
Any suggestions? I am far from a pro at programing. Are there better examples of connecting VB to MATLAB out there? I couldn't find one. Or any better suggestions on how to go about connecting to MATLAB? (I learn best from examples)
Funny, my crystal ball couldn't either!
- the devil made me do it..., I apologize to everyone else on CP.
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Actually, i was refering to a post before this one! either way, it was not witty in any sense. I figured if you spent your time to reply, it would at least be funny. good job picking on someone new to this stuff.
thanks ANONYMOUS tough guy! can't even use your id, huh?
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"I figured if you spent your time to reply, it would at least be funny. good job picking on someone new to this stuff." - murphypa
And I figured if you spent your time in Researching your problem from (28 May '04) with all the good help and answers you've got from this VB.Net forum so far, you wouldn't be "someone new to this stuff" anymore.
Your own history, and post's, suggest all you want is someone to do the work for you.
9:51 26 Aug '04
Re: .MAT files from Visual Basic (Again) - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
9:47 26 Aug '04
Re: .MAT files from Visual Basic (Again) - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
16:34 25 Aug '04
.MAT files from Visual Basic (Again) - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
14:21 25 Aug '04
Re: Using ActiveX in Visual Basic to connect to MATLAB - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
12:04 25 Aug '04
Re: Using ActiveX in Visual Basic to connect to MATLAB - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
10:50 25 Aug '04
Using ActiveX in Visual Basic to connect to MATLAB - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
12:10 23 Aug '04
How do you write .MAT files from Visual Basic - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
11:19 1 Jun '04
calling MATLAB from VB6 - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
14:49 28 May '04
how do you create a .mat file in VB6? - murphypa
Visual Basic / VB.NET (Programming Forums)
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murphypa wrote:
I need to write a .mat file (MATLAB file) from visual basic. Are there any scripts out there that can do this?
Well, what format is your data in currently? There are many translation scripts for many things. However, if the data is in some format internal to your company then you are going to have to do the work.
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
Not getting the response you want from a question asked in an online forum: How to Ask Questions the Smart Way!
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The data is in ascii format and has data and strings that i need to send to matlab through a .mat file. I think i could use anything along these lines, even if it's not exactly what i need i think i could learn enough to write what i need from a good example.
Thanks
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murphypa wrote:
ascii format
First, ASCII isn't a format, it is a character encoding. This is a common misunderstanding / mistake. But for someone who is new to the field it can cause confusion, so I thought I'd better clear that up first.
How is your text file structured? Is it comma delimited, like this?
"Field1","Field2",123,45.6
Or tab delimited? (like the previous example but with tabs instead of commas). Or is it fixed width fields, like this?
Field1 Field2 123 45.6
F1-Row2 F2-Row2 4567 12.98
F1-Row3 F2-Row3 19984 98.765 Or similar with zero padding for numbers?
Better yet. Do you have a document that describes the structure?
"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, for an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." -- Joseph E. O'Donnell
Not getting the response you want from a question asked in an online forum: How to Ask Questions the Smart Way!
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I'm using vb.net with sql server. Wanted to know the least painful way of creating an Excel sheet or CSV populating it with data either from a datagrid or datatable or anyway, really.
Thanks for any help!
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"least painful" -LOL
here's a few ways:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;306022
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I'm new at this, and I don't recognize a way that matches my setup. I already have a connection established and I like to use stored procedures. Below is how I retrieve data from the stored procedure. How do I go from here into an Excel sheet or CSV?
***********************************************************
Dim ClientView As DataTable = DirectCast(Session("ViewClients"), DataTable)
ClientView = New DataTable()
Dim sc As New SSS.BusinessLogicLayer.Mgmt()
ClientView = sc.GetClientView(Session("FAgentIDView"), Session("RB"))
Session("ViewClients") = ClientView
Dim dr As DataRow = DirectCast(Session("ViewClients"), DataTable).Rows(0)
**********************************************************
Public Shared Function GetClientView(ByVal FAgentID As String, ByVal RB As String) As DataTable
Dim ds As DataSet = SqlHelper.ExecuteDatase(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings(LTCMgmt.SSS.Web.Global.CfgKeySSSString), "usp_tp_MailViewSetup", FAgentID, RB)
Dim dt As New DataTable()
dt.Columns.Add("ClientID")
dt.Columns.Add("FName")
dt.Columns.Add("LName")
dt.Columns.Add("Address1")
dt.Columns.Add("Address2")
dt.Columns.Add("City")
dt.Columns.Add("State")
dt.Columns.Add("PostalCode")
dt.Columns.Add("Voice")
dt.Columns.Add("Fax")
dt.Columns.Add("Mobile")
dt.Columns.Add("EMail")
dt.Columns.Add("BirthDate")
dt.Columns.Add("MaritalStatus")
Dim r As DataRow
Dim workRow As DataRow
For Each r In ds.Tables(0).Rows
workRow = dt.NewRow
Dim nOne As String
nOne = r("BirthDate")
nOne = Replace(nOne, " 12:00:00 AM", "")
workRow("ClientID") = r("ClientID")
workRow("FName") = r("FName")
workRow("LName") = r("LName")
workRow("Address1") = r("Address1")
workRow("Address2") = r("Address2")
workRow("City") = r("City")
workRow("State") = r("State")
workRow("PostalCode") = r("PostalCode")
workRow("Voice") = r("Voice")
workRow("Fax") = r("Fax")
workRow("Mobile") = r("Mobile")
workRow("EMail") = r("EMail")
workRow("BirthDate") = nOne
workRow("MaritalStatus") = r("MaritalStatus")
dt.Rows.Add(workRow)
Next
Return dt
End Function
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I can't test this with your data source of course on my end, and you'll have to de-bug it over there too, but it should give you an idea of how I would go about getting it to go.
You could call somthing like this on your return from GetClientView with your DataTable dt.
Private Function OpenWorkbook(ByVal dt As DataTable)
Dim oExcel As New Excel.Application
Dim oBook As Excel.Workbook
Dim oBooks As Excel.Workbooks
Dim oSheet As Excel.Worksheet
Dim oSheets As Excel.Sheets
Dim oCells As Excel.Range
Dim dr As DataRow
Dim ary() As Object
Dim iRow As Integer, iCol As Integer
'Start a new workbook in Excel.
oExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
oBook = oExcel.Workbooks.Add
oBook = oBooks.Item(1)
oSheets = oBook.Worksheets
oSheet = CType(oSheets.Item(1), Excel.Worksheet)
oSheet.Name = "First Sheet"
oCells = oSheet.Cells
'Output Column Headers
For iCol = 0 To dt.Columns.Count - 1
oCells(2, iCol + 1) = dt.Columns(iCol).ToString
Next
'Output Data
For iRow = 0 To dt.Rows.Count - 1
dr = dt.Rows.Item(iRow)
ary = dr.ItemArray
For iCol = 0 To UBound(ary)
oCells(iRow + 3, iCol + 1) = ary(iCol).ToString
Next
Next
'Save the workbook and quit Excel.
oBook.SaveAs(Application.StartupPath & "Book1.xls")
oSheet = Nothing
oBook = Nothing
oExcel.Quit()
oExcel = Nothing
GC.Collect()
End Function
Note:
Don't forget to add the Com reference to Excel10 in your Solution Explorer.
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