Question

Slow Load time from end of sql query to textbox

Asked by: imateyelectronics

I have a function that is pulling a description of an item given a particular item number.  For some reason it takes for ever for the data to load into the textbox.  At first I thought that it may be our sql server which is located at another facility, but I get the same lag time, wether I use a access database with the imported table.  I have stepped through the code and it hits no snags as far as I can see, it just takes a long time to get from the function into the text value of a textbox.  Code is attached.

/// <summary>
        /// Returns a description based off of an inputted item number
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="DT">Datatable you want to be filled</param>
        /// <param name="_Item">Item that you want to get the description of</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public string GetABFDescriptionByItem(DataTable _DT, string _Item)
        {
            string Description = "";
            OleDbConnection ConnGetABFDescriptionByItem = new OleDbConnection(ConnectTOATLRhamiltonAccessDataBase);
 
            string StrGetABFDescriptionByItem = "SELECT No_, Description FROM [dbo_American Blending & Filling$Item] WHERE (No_ = @Item)";
            
            OleDbParameter Item = new OleDbParameter("@Item", OleDbType.VarChar);
            Item.Value = _Item;
            
            OleDbCommand CommGetABFDescriptionByItem = new OleDbCommand(StrGetABFDescriptionByItem, ConnGetABFDescriptionByItem);
            CommGetABFDescriptionByItem.Parameters.Add(Item);
            OleDbDataAdapter Adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(CommGetABFDescriptionByItem);
            
            Adapter.Fill(_DT);
 
            DataRow Row = _DT.Rows[0];
            Description = Row["Description"].ToString();
 
            return Description;
        }

                                  
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2008-07-29 at 09:06:50ID23604510
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slow query time

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Answers

 

by: DabasPosted on 2008-07-29 at 14:31:46ID: 22115872

Hello imateyelectronics,

How many records does [dbo_American Blending & Filling$Item]  have?
Does it have an index on the No_ field?
Does the No_ field hold just numeric characters? If yes, consider changing its type to Integer or Long. (If possible)

In short: My feeling is that your problem is more database than web server/browser related


Regards,

Dabas

 

by: imateyelectronicsPosted on 2008-07-29 at 15:24:19ID: 22116222

The table roughly has about 5000 entries or so.  In case it is important, I am querying the SQL 2000 database version of Navision 4.0.  I checked through SQL Server express and the No_. primary key is indexed but I can not make it an int as it refers to item numbers which usually contain characters.

 

by: DabasPosted on 2008-07-29 at 15:47:02ID: 22116350

It should not be that slow then.
Strange, you say it is a SQL 2000 database, but the connection variable name mentions "AccessDataBase"

Since you are just returning a Description, using a DataTable seems to be an overkill. (Still, it shouild not be this slow)
Try to use ExceuteScalar on a command object instead as per snippet

Note slightly changed SELECT statement

	string StrGetABFDescriptionByItem = "SELECT Description FROM [dbo_American Blending & Filling$Item] WHERE (No_ = @Item)"; 
	OleDbCommand CommGetABFDescriptionByItem = new OleDbCommand(StrGetABFDescriptionByItem, ConnGetABFDescriptionByItem);
       CommGetABFDescriptionByItem.Parameters.Add(Item); 
	return CommGetABFDescriptionByItem.ExecuteScalar().ToString();

                                              
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by: imateyelectronicsPosted on 2008-07-29 at 16:13:58ID: 22116526

Sorry about the incorrect connectionstring, I have tried every type of connection and tried linking to the table from access and querying that, anything to get this to work correctly.  If I query from within the database, the results are returned almost instantaneously, but for some reason I can't get it to populate correctly on this postback.  I changed my code to mimick your example, but still no dice.

 

by: DabasPosted on 2008-07-29 at 16:19:19ID: 22116549

imateyelectronics,

Do you have admin rights to the SQL2000 database? And if not, do you have access to somebody that is?
It would be interesting to see what is happening when you run the query in profiler

Can you confirm that your textbox eventually DOES get the value, only it takes very long?
How are you calling this particular function? Can you post the code?

Dabas

 

by: imateyelectronicsPosted on 2008-07-29 at 16:49:46ID: 22116651

I am not the database administrator, but I do have administrative rights.  The new code along with the call is shown below.

public string GetABFDescriptionByItem(string _Item)
        {
            string Description;
            SqlConnection ConnGetABFDescriptionByItem = new SqlConnection(ConnectToNavision);
 
            string StrGetABFDescriptionByItem = "SELECT Description FROM [American Blending & Filling$Item] WHERE (No_ = @Item)";
            SqlCommand CommGetABFDescriptionByItem = new SqlCommand(StrGetABFDescriptionByItem, ConnGetABFDescriptionByItem);
 
            SqlParameter Item = new SqlParameter("@Item", SqlDbType.VarChar);
            Item.Value = _Item;
 
            CommGetABFDescriptionByItem.Parameters.Add(Item);
 
            ConnGetABFDescriptionByItem.Open();
            Description = CommGetABFDescriptionByItem.ExecuteScalar().ToString();
            ConnGetABFDescriptionByItem.Close();
 
            return Description;
            
        }
 
        protected void DropDownListProductNumber_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            TextBoxProduct.Text = Func.GetABFDescriptionByItem(DropDownListProductNumber.SelectedValue);
        }

                                              
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by: DabasPosted on 2008-07-29 at 16:54:44ID: 22116676

imateyelectronics,

Your code looks OK
Do you use Enterprise Manager or SSMS?

I think they both have SQL Profiler as an option under the Tools menu

Dabas

 

by: imateyelectronicsPosted on 2008-07-30 at 10:01:06ID: 22122382

Thanks for the help using Profiler I found out that the query was returning fine, of all the things, it was the UpdatePanel that was causing the problem.

 

by: DabasPosted on 2008-07-30 at 14:27:36ID: 22124970

Cool!
I am glad I was able to help!

 

by: DabasPosted on 2008-07-31 at 03:17:59ID: 22128300

imateyelectronics,

Why do you not accept the answer I have given you?

Dabas

 

by: imateyelectronicsPosted on 2008-07-31 at 05:27:53ID: 31481275

Sorry about the delay, I thought I had accepted it before.

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