I am working on an application that will store data in SQL Server
2005 Express. The database will reside on our server at the office. I
need to write an application that can work with this data off site
during the day and then synch the changes back to the database at the
end of the day (or next morning).
I have been reading up on ADO.NET and see that you can use a
DataSet and a DataAdaptor to manage change tracking and updating of
the database with the changes. However, what I have read seems to
imply that this is all done in RAM. The laptop that will go out during
the day needs to be able to safeguard the changes to file, so in case
the laptop goes off, needs restarted, or whatever, the data (and
specifically the changes to the data) will not be lost. But, in the
end, I still need to push these changes back to the database when the
network is available again.
We are operating in an area that does not permit cellular based
internet access, so we have to do this based on no network access,
except for in the morning before going out, and later when we return
to the office.
I was wondering about having two DataAdaptors to work with the one
DataSet; one to pull the data from the database into the DataSet, and
another one to push/pull the data from to DataSet to XML files stored
on the laptop (the working set while out of the office). I can see how
to deal with reading and writing to the XML files and how to pull the
data from the database into the DataSet, but if the program closes and
thus the DataAdaptor that handles the link between the database and
the DataSet is killed, how can I get the changes abck to the database?
Another question here is how well the overall idea will work
performance wise. We will have about a dozen tables that need to be
worked with, two of which will have as many as 10,000 records each (at
~1.5KB per record). If these would have to be completely re-written
with every change I'd imagine this would get to be pretty slow. The
laptop is brand new with 2GB RAM, 120GB Hard Drive, and 2.2GHz Intel®
Core® 2 Duo Processor, so maybe it wouldn't be tooo bad, but...
I am looking for ideas here. If you have a better appraoch that has
nothing to do with XML that's fine, just so long as it is not costly,
crazy complex, or something I can't do with VS 2005 Pro and SQL Server
2005 Express (can't afford SQL Server 2005 Standard) ;) You know what
I mean...
Thanks in advance!!!
15  1728 
"Andrew Meador" <am******@hotma il.comwrote in message
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Whatever solution you come up with will have to store the data on the HDD of
the laptop somehow. Just pick your method
1) XML
2) SQLExpress
3) MS Access
4) Some other method
Seeing it's free, I'd go with no 2 myself. It's also got replication
abilities built in, although these might be restricted for the free version.
You still get the full speed and flexibility of sqlserver and can execute
all your usual sql statements and use integrity, stored procs etc.
If you are working with simple data that is being added to datatables in a
dataset, you can simply use the DataSet.WriteXm l and ReadXml methods to store
and retrieve the contents of your dataset to an xml file.
-- Peter
Recursion: see Recursion
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"Andrew Meador" wrote:
I am working on an application that will store data in SQL Server
2005 Express. The database will reside on our server at the office. I
need to write an application that can work with this data off site
during the day and then synch the changes back to the database at the
end of the day (or next morning).
I have been reading up on ADO.NET and see that you can use a
DataSet and a DataAdaptor to manage change tracking and updating of
the database with the changes. However, what I have read seems to
imply that this is all done in RAM. The laptop that will go out during
the day needs to be able to safeguard the changes to file, so in case
the laptop goes off, needs restarted, or whatever, the data (and
specifically the changes to the data) will not be lost. But, in the
end, I still need to push these changes back to the database when the
network is available again.
We are operating in an area that does not permit cellular based
internet access, so we have to do this based on no network access,
except for in the morning before going out, and later when we return
to the office.
I was wondering about having two DataAdaptors to work with the one
DataSet; one to pull the data from the database into the DataSet, and
another one to push/pull the data from to DataSet to XML files stored
on the laptop (the working set while out of the office). I can see how
to deal with reading and writing to the XML files and how to pull the
data from the database into the DataSet, but if the program closes and
thus the DataAdaptor that handles the link between the database and
the DataSet is killed, how can I get the changes abck to the database?
Another question here is how well the overall idea will work
performance wise. We will have about a dozen tables that need to be
worked with, two of which will have as many as 10,000 records each (at
~1.5KB per record). If these would have to be completely re-written
with every change I'd imagine this would get to be pretty slow. The
laptop is brand new with 2GB RAM, 120GB Hard Drive, and 2.2GHz Intel®
Core® 2 Duo Processor, so maybe it wouldn't be tooo bad, but...
I am looking for ideas here. If you have a better appraoch that has
nothing to do with XML that's fine, just so long as it is not costly,
crazy complex, or something I can't do with VS 2005 Pro and SQL Server
2005 Express (can't afford SQL Server 2005 Standard) ;) You know what
I mean...
Thanks in advance!!!
Does writing the data to the XML files on the laptop retain the
original and changed states of the data so that it can be updated to
the server later? Also, I would have to create a new DataSet instance
and DataAdaptor instance to read the XLM file and push them back to
the database, will this work? All of the status is retained in the XML
files allowing them to be read back in without loosing any database
update potential?
Also, another thought I had, somewhat related to Michael C's post,
was: Is there a way to put an instance of SQL Server 2005 Express on
the laptop and have the DataSets/DataAdaptors be able to pull the data
from the server SQL instance and be able to maintain their state in
the laptop SQL instance in a way that would allow using the DataSet/
DataAdaptor (or another set) to finally update the changes back to the
server SQL instance? I would think that would be the faster more
efficient way (as far as using the data on the laptop), but I'm
inclined to think that the DataSet/DataAdaptors are not able to handle
that as they currently are designed. Am I wrong?
Thanks!
On Oct 30, 8:36 pm, Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]
<pbromb...@yaho o.yohohhoandabo ttleofrum.comwr ote:
If you are working with simple data that is being added to datatables in a
dataset, you can simply use the DataSet.WriteXm l and ReadXml methods to store
and retrieve the contents of your dataset to an xml file.
-- Peter
Recursion: see Recursion
site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
unBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
BlogMetaFinder: http://www.blogmetafinder.com
"Andrew Meador" wrote:
I am working on an application that will store data in SQL Server
2005 Express. The database will reside on our server at the office. I
need to write an application that can work with this data off site
during the day and then synch the changes back to the database at the
end of the day (or next morning).
I have been reading up on ADO.NET and see that you can use a
DataSet and a DataAdaptor to manage change tracking and updating of
the database with the changes. However, what I have read seems to
imply that this is all done in RAM. The laptop that will go out during
the day needs to be able to safeguard the changes to file, so in case
the laptop goes off, needs restarted, or whatever, the data (and
specifically the changes to the data) will not be lost. But, in the
end, I still need to push these changes back to the database when the
network is available again.
We are operating in an area that does not permit cellular based
internet access, so we have to do this based on no network access,
except for in the morning before going out, and later when we return
to the office.
I was wondering about having two DataAdaptors to work with the one
DataSet; one to pull the data from the database into the DataSet, and
another one to push/pull the data from to DataSet to XML files stored
on the laptop (the working set while out of the office). I can see how
to deal with reading and writing to the XML files and how to pull the
data from the database into the DataSet, but if the program closes and
thus the DataAdaptor that handles the link between the database and
the DataSet is killed, how can I get the changes abck to the database?
Another question here is how well the overall idea will work
performance wise. We will have about a dozen tables that need to be
worked with, two of which will have as many as 10,000 records each (at
~1.5KB per record). If these would have to be completely re-written
with every change I'd imagine this would get to be pretty slow. The
laptop is brand new with 2GB RAM, 120GB Hard Drive, and 2.2GHz Intel®
Core® 2 Duo Processor, so maybe it wouldn't be tooo bad, but...
I am looking for ideas here. If you have a better appraoch that has
nothing to do with XML that's fine, just so long as it is not costly,
crazy complex, or something I can't do with VS 2005 Pro and SQL Server
2005 Express (can't afford SQL Server 2005 Standard) ;) You know what
I mean...
Thanks in advance!!!- Hide quoted text -
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"Andrew Meador" <am******@hotma il.comwrote in message
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Does writing the data to the XML files on the laptop retain the
original and changed states of the data so that it can be updated to
the server later? Also, I would have to create a new DataSet instance
and DataAdaptor instance to read the XLM file and push them back to
the database, will this work? All of the status is retained in the XML
files allowing them to be read back in without loosing any database
update potential?
Also, another thought I had, somewhat related to Michael C's post,
was: Is there a way to put an instance of SQL Server 2005 Express on
the laptop and have the DataSets/DataAdaptors be able to pull the data
from the server SQL instance and be able to maintain their state in
the laptop SQL instance in a way that would allow using the DataSet/
DataAdaptor (or another set) to finally update the changes back to the
server SQL instance? I would think that would be the faster more
efficient way (as far as using the data on the laptop), but I'm
inclined to think that the DataSet/DataAdaptors are not able to handle
that as they currently are designed. Am I wrong?
What about this. Add a column, say UpdateTime, to your database which stores
the date/time records are updated. Use a trigger to keep this column correct
so the time is always taken from the server, not the client. When copying
data to the laptop copy this column also. Then create a second column, say
UpdateTimeRemot e, in the data on the laptop only which stores the date/time
that updates are done on the laptop. Then when copying data back to the PC
grab all the records that have a NOT NULL UpdateTimeRemot e and copy each
back to the sqlserver database. For each row that you copy back check that
UpdateTime is the same, if it is not then you know the data has been changed
on the PC by another user and you can decide what to do (fail, overwrite or
prompt the user).
As a side note, this isn't really any different to when you have a direct
connection to the database because when your windows app grabs the data from
the database it makes a copy and when it saves it it can check the
UpdateTime column to see if another user has changed the data.
BTW, in answer to your question above, I don't think the XML will keep the
state of your datatable, if you have rows marked as changed then I believe
the changed flag will be cleared when you save.
Michael
Andrew Meador wrote:
I am working on an application that will store data in SQL Server
2005 Express. The database will reside on our server at the office. I
need to write an application that can work with this data off site
during the day and then synch the changes back to the database at the
end of the day (or next morning).
I have been reading up on ADO.NET and see that you can use a
DataSet and a DataAdaptor to manage change tracking and updating of
the database with the changes. However, what I have read seems to
imply that this is all done in RAM. The laptop that will go out during
the day needs to be able to safeguard the changes to file, so in case
the laptop goes off, needs restarted, or whatever, the data (and
specifically the changes to the data) will not be lost. But, in the
end, I still need to push these changes back to the database when the
network is available again.
We are operating in an area that does not permit cellular based
internet access, so we have to do this based on no network access,
except for in the morning before going out, and later when we return
to the office.
I was wondering about having two DataAdaptors to work with the one
DataSet; one to pull the data from the database into the DataSet, and
another one to push/pull the data from to DataSet to XML files stored
on the laptop (the working set while out of the office). I can see how
to deal with reading and writing to the XML files and how to pull the
data from the database into the DataSet, but if the program closes and
thus the DataAdaptor that handles the link between the database and
the DataSet is killed, how can I get the changes abck to the database?
Another question here is how well the overall idea will work
performance wise. We will have about a dozen tables that need to be
worked with, two of which will have as many as 10,000 records each (at
~1.5KB per record). If these would have to be completely re-written
with every change I'd imagine this would get to be pretty slow. The
laptop is brand new with 2GB RAM, 120GB Hard Drive, and 2.2GHz Intel®
Core® 2 Duo Processor, so maybe it wouldn't be tooo bad, but...
I am looking for ideas here. If you have a better appraoch that has
nothing to do with XML that's fine, just so long as it is not costly,
crazy complex, or something I can't do with VS 2005 Pro and SQL Server
2005 Express (can't afford SQL Server 2005 Standard) ;) You know what
I mean...
Thanks in advance!!!
I would use an sql express database on the laptop which would (when
online) be synced to/from the master.
I would also have (in the master & client) a timestamp column on each
table that needed synching which would be used to determine the last
change/insert time.
You would need to keep your clock's in sync to preserve latest changes
though.
Check out the Timestamp datatype in MSSQL BOL.
JB
If you can wait for VS2008, then you might want to look at "Local
Database Cache". I haven't fully investigated it myself yet, other
than it appears as a template in VS2008 beta 2, and *sounds* like it
might do something along this line. http://techedbloggers.net/News/19002.item
Marc
I think nntp ate my post... I don't know much about it, but if you can
wait for VS 2008, you might want to look into "Local Database Cache": http://techedbloggers.net/News/19002.item
I haven't look into it yet (it is on my list...) - but it sounds like
it might be useful...
Marc
"Marc Gravell" <ma**********@g mail.comwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ d55g2000hsg.goo glegroups.com.. .
>I think nntp ate my post...
No, it's there.
Michael
On Oct 31, 5:30 pm, Marc Gravell <marc.grav...@g mail.comwrote:
I think nntp ate my post... I don't know much about it, but if you can
wait for VS 2008, you might want to look into "Local Database Cache":http://techedbloggers.net/News/19002.item
I haven't look into it yet (it is on my list...) - but it sounds like
it might be useful...
Marc
That looks awsome Marc - thanks for the heads up! I asked "The Elder"
about how this will be working with SQL Server 2005 Express (as well
as other OLE and ODBC datbases as well), as his post only discussed
this in relation to using SQL Server Compact Edition 3.5. I'll post
his response if/when he answers me. But yes, this looks like it will
do this type of thing very well. It even has controls/forms for
letting users decide how to handle update synchronozation issues
(where the data has been changed on the server since the initial
sync). This looks very nice from what his post showed. I may just work
on other parts of this project and hold off on implementing this part
until VS 2008 is released.
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