Navigate related records

Bob

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Jun 12, 2005, 8:24:15 AM6/12/05

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Hello:

I'm building a simple windows database application that has two tables with
One to One relationships on MS Access tables.

I know what your thinking. Why not just use one table? because MS Access
has a field count limitation of 255 and my table would have 327 fields so I
have no choice.

I'm using two Data adapters that generate a single DS with a relationship
build on the ClientID fields.

I dont' wish to use a datagride because the customer doesn't want it.

I can't figure out how to make my app populate the fields in my form with
the child data when the dataset loads and moves to the next record.

Below is what I have and it works ok:

Me.BindingContext(objdsClients, "ClientsMain").Position =
(Me.BindingContext(objdsClients, "ClientsMain").Position +
1)Me.BindingContext(objdsClients, "ClientsPage01").Position =
(Me.BindingContext(objdsClients, "ClientsPage01").Position + 1)
But as you know, it can quickly cause problems later if the child table
doesn't have a child record added for some reason like a power failur or
something else.

I built the relationship in Query Designer

Any help would be appriciated

TIA

Bob

Cor Ligthert

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Jun 12, 2005, 11:03:35 AM6/12/05

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Bob,

Why do you make it yourself difficult, why don't you use just two datatables
in one dataset. They only need to have the same key.

It would have been a problem if you was using a datagrid, however you don't
have that problem.

By the way, I am curious how do you get 327 textboxes on one form?

I hope this helps,

Cor

Terry Burns

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Jun 12, 2005, 12:24:19 PM6/12/05

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Bob

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Jun 12, 2005, 8:46:28 PM6/12/05

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Cor:

Yeah thats why I don't understand why it doesn't work. I am using just one
dataset.

Maybe I only need one oleDBDataAdapter also and join the tables there?
Anyway, I tried that but all I got was constraint probs.

The examples I see use two oleDBDataAdapters and generate one DS.

I found an example that uses a Combo Box and I'm not. I might be making
headway with the code. Not sure yet.

Thanks

Bob

Cor Ligthert

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Jun 13, 2005, 2:31:22 AM6/13/05

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Bob,

Why do you not, show us some snippets of your code, (Not the designer part
pleast that we know very much). And than first copied, pasted, copied pasted
with a notebook to get it readable.

Cor

Bob

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Jun 13, 2005, 5:45:09 AM6/13/05

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Private Sub btnNavNext_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles btnNavNext.Click

Me.BindingContext(objdsClients, "ClientsMain").Position =
(Me.BindingContext(objdsClients, "ClientsMain").Position + 1)

'Me.BindingContext(objdsClients, "ClientsPage01").Position =

(Me.BindingContext(objdsClients, "ClientsPage01").Position + 1)

'Me.txtSBLNum.DataBindings.Add(New
System.Windows.Forms.Binding("Text", objdsClients,
"ClientsMain.PK_ClientID.ClientID"))

Dim SelectClientID As String
SelectClientID = editClientID.Text.ToString()
Dim drSelectedClient As DataRow
drSelectedClient =
objdsClients.ClientsMain.FindByClientID(SelectClientID)
' Declare an array of data rows to hold the related records.
Dim draPage01 As DataRow()
draPage01 = drSelectedClient.GetChildRows("ClientsPage01")
' Display the length of the array (number of orders)
' and the CustomerID in the form caption.
'Me.Text = draPage01.Length.ToString() & " Client Pages " &
SelectClientID

Dim drPage1 As DataRow
For Each drPage1 In draPage01
'lbOrders.Items.Add(drOrder("OrderID"))
Next

Me.objdsClients_PositionChanged()

End Sub

Bob

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Jun 13, 2005, 5:58:35 AM6/13/05

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Cor:

Yeah I'm curious how I'm going to get 327 fields on a form too. I don't
have anything briliant but I think I'm going to put as many as I can into
groupboxes and use the visible property in my code to show and hide the
fields consecutively as the user enters data.

Bob

Cor Ligthert

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Jun 13, 2005, 6:56:52 AM6/13/05

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Bob,

Can you try this sample that I made for you, it uses only two textboxes and
a button, however the problem with the two datatables and the solution
should be the same.

\\\Needs only two textboxes and a button on a form and pasting this code in
Dim ds As DataSet
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
ds = CreateDs()
Me.TextBox1.DataBindings.Add("Text", ds.Tables(0), "Country")
Me.TextBox2.DataBindings.Add("Text", ds.Tables(1), "State")
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim cma1 As CurrencyManager _
= DirectCast(BindingContext(ds.Tables(0)), CurrencyManager)
Dim cma2 As CurrencyManager _
= DirectCast(BindingContext(ds.Tables(1)), CurrencyManager)
If cma1.Position < ds.Tables(0).Rows.Count - 1 Then
cma1.Position += 1
Else
cma1.Position = 0
End If
cma2.Position = cma1.Position
End Sub
Private Function CreateDs() As DataSet
Dim ds As New DataSet
Dim dtName As New DataTable("Persons")
Dim dtCountry As New DataTable("Countries")
dtCountry.Columns.Add("Country")
ds.Tables.Add(dtCountry)
dtCountry.LoadDataRow(New Object() {"EU"}, True)
dtCountry.LoadDataRow(New Object() {"EU"}, True)
dtCountry.LoadDataRow(New Object() {"US"}, True)
dtCountry.LoadDataRow(New Object() {"US"}, True)
Dim dtStates As New DataTable("States")
dtStates.Columns.Add("State")
ds.Tables.Add(dtStates)
dtStates.LoadDataRow(New Object() {"Austria"}, True)
dtStates.LoadDataRow(New Object() {"Holland"}, True)
dtStates.LoadDataRow(New Object() {"Florida"}, True)
dtStates.LoadDataRow(New Object() {"New York"}, True)
Return ds
End Function
///

Bob

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Jun 13, 2005, 9:08:56 AM6/13/05

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I don't think it will work because ds doesn't get declared in the button
click and the form load events but I'll try it around 9:30 am EDT

Bob

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Jun 13, 2005, 9:09:44 AM6/13/05

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ooppss my bad. I see it

Bob

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Jun 13, 2005, 9:12:46 AM6/13/05

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Cor:

ok, I tried it and got the same runtime error

An unhandled exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occurred in
WindowsApplication1.exe

Additional information: Object reference not set to an instance of an
object.

Same as I get in my project

Thanks again

Bob

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Jun 13, 2005, 9:15:01 AM6/13/05

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sorry, the code highlighted is

ds.Tables.Add(dtCountry)

Bob

Cor Ligthert

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Jun 13, 2005, 9:38:58 AM6/13/05

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Bob,

I tried this sample when I send it, and now again, I had/have not any error.

Can you paste it back to show what you made from it?

Cor

Bob

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Jun 13, 2005, 9:56:18 AM6/13/05

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Cor:

Once again, I appologize for the confusion.

these early mornings without that first cup of coffe.

Me in my infinite wisdome, I forgot to past it into notepad first.

Thanks for all the help and sorry for all the false alarms.

I'll try to implement this into my project

Thanks again

Bob

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Jun 13, 2005, 10:49:46 AM6/13/05

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Cor:

I appriciate the help you have given me but now that I look at it, I already
had a form of that. Thats based on row position.

That won't help me because thats not 100%. A simple power failure can throw
that off too easily. If data gets entered into the parent table and for some
reason the users stop entering data into the child tables, power failure,
system hang etc ...

See where I'm going?

I need something based on real relational concepts. I spent money on VS
becaused it advertised that but I'm thinking I'm better off with what I know
(VS6).

Any other suggestions?

Thanks again

Bob

Cor Ligthert

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Jun 13, 2005, 11:34:48 AM6/13/05

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Bob,

> That won't help me because thats not 100%. A simple power failure can
> throw that off too easily. If data gets entered into the parent table and
> for some reason the users stop entering data into the child tables, power
> failure, system hang etc ...
>

No, because that is in any concept the same.

AFAIK, can you not update easily a joined table, that you have to do table
by table using AdoNet.

Cor