Question

Add Tree View values from a database

Asked by: sebastiz

I want to show a treeview control in visual studio 2005 (or 2008) which shows the date a task was done and when it is clicked on it also shows all the task IDs done on that date. The database is a MySQL database and stores datetime values so I've had to convert these to date values. The values for TaskID and TimePosted (the dateTime field) are in the same table. The problem is I can get the date to be listed, but I cant get all the tasks done on that date to be listed as child nodes. The code is below. Can anyone help?

Imports System.Data.Odbc
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Data



Partial Class tbbDocumentExpl
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        Dim strConn As String = "DATABASE=blabla;DESCRIPTION=blabla;DSN=blabla;OPTION=0;PORT=0;SERVER=xxxxxxx;UID=xxx"


        Dim objConn As New OdbcConnection(strConn)
        Dim objDS As New DataSet
        Dim s As String = "'sebastiz'"
        'Dim s As String = "'" & System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session("seb") & "'"

        Dim daTask As New OdbcDataAdapter("SELECT TaskID, SecretaryID, date_format(TimePosted,'%W %M %Y')as Newdate FROM Task GROUP BY Newdate", objConn)
        Dim daUser As New OdbcDataAdapter("SELECT UserName, UserID FROM User WHERE UserName=" & s, objConn)
        Dim daSec As New OdbcDataAdapter("SELECT SecretaryID, UserID FROM Secretary", objConn)

        daTask.Fill(objDS, "dtTask")
        daUser.Fill(objDS, "dtUser")
        daSec.Fill(objDS, "dtSec")
        objConn.Close()
        objDS.Relations.Add("TaskToSec", _
            objDS.Tables("dtSec").Columns("SecretaryID"), objDS.Tables("dtTask").Columns("SecretaryID"), False)
        objDS.Relations.Add("SecToUser", _
            objDS.Tables("dtUser").Columns("UserID"), _
            objDS.Tables("dtSec").Columns("UserID"), False)

        Dim nodeUser, nodeTask As TreeNode
        Dim rowUser, rowTask, rowsecretary, rowdate As DataRow

        Try
            For Each rowdate In objDS.Tables("dtTask").Rows
                nodeUser = New TreeNode
                nodeUser.Text = rowdate("Newdate")
                TreeView1.Nodes.Add(nodeUser)
                For Each rowdate("Newdate") In objDS.Tables("dtTask").Rows
                    nodeTask = New TreeNode
                    nodeTask.Text = rowTask("TaskID")
                    nodeUser.ChildNodes.Add(nodeTask)

                Next
           
             
            Next
        Catch ex As Exception

        End Try

        Try


            Dim dr As OdbcDataReader
            Dim str As String = TreeView1.SelectedNode.Text
            'Dim daTask As New OdbcDataAdapter("SELECT TaskID,Transcript SecretaryID FROM Task WHERE TaskID='" & s & "'", objConn2)
            'daTask.Fill(objDS, "dtTask")

            Dim comm As New OdbcCommand("SELECT Transcript, TimePosted FROM Task WHERE TaskID='" & str & "'", objConn)
            objConn.Open()
            dr = comm.ExecuteReader()
            dr.Read()
            TextBox1.Text = dr("Transcript").ToString
            objConn.Close()

        Catch ex As Exception

        End Try



        objDS.Dispose()
        daTask.Dispose()
        daUser.Dispose()
        daSec.Dispose()
       
        objConn.Dispose()
    End Sub

End Class

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Answers

 

by: AUmidhPosted on 2008-01-21 at 02:46:16ID: 20704949

What is your Tables Structure... ? you are getting date and task id's from one table.... please describe in a paragraph..

 

by: AUmidhPosted on 2008-01-21 at 21:48:18ID: 20712159

Try this
.........................
Dim nodeUser, nodeTask As TreeNode

        Dim rowUser, rowTask, rowsecretary, rowdate ,childRow As DataRow

        Dim strFilter as String      

        Try

            For Each rowdate In objDS.Tables("dtTask").Rows 'select distinct values in this loop.

                nodeUser = New TreeNode

                nodeUser.Text = rowdate("Newdate")

                strFilter="Newdate=" + rowdate("Newdate")         

                Dim taskRows() as DataRow=objDS.Tables("dtTask").Select(strFilter)  

                For Each childRow In taskRows

                    nodeTask = New TreeNode

                    nodeTask.Text = rowTask("TaskID")

                    nodeUser.ChildNodes.Add(nodeTask)

                Next

                TreeView1.Nodes.Add(nodeUser)

            Next

        Catch ex As Exception

        End Try

 

by: sebastizPosted on 2008-01-23 at 12:33:42ID: 20727366

The parent and child data come from the same table. The date is originally a date-time, so I've converted it to give day/month/year  (called "Newdate") and then I would like to group all the tasks done on this year by the "Newdate". Unfortunaly, your code only lists one Newdate and when clicked, lists the same Newdate below as the child, so no child TaskID is listed?????

 

by: AUmidhPosted on 2008-01-23 at 20:23:11ID: 20730582

can you just list your sample data....so that i understand your table data Structure....

as i think.... your table structure will be look like this...

NewDate                  Task Id
23/01/2005                id_1
23/01/2005                id_2
23/01/2005                id_3
25/03/2006                id_41
25/03/2006                id_42
25/03/2006                id_43

If yes then
replace your code with this

       Dim nodeUser, nodeTask As TreeNode
        Dim rowUser, rowTask, rowsecretary, rowdate ,childRow As DataRow
        Dim strFilter as String      
        Dim strParentFilter as String

Dim parentRows() as DataRow=objDS.Tables("dtTask").Select("apply a filter which select distinct rows with respect to NewData")
        Try

            For Each rowdate In parentRows

                nodeUser = New TreeNode

                nodeUser.Text = rowdate("Newdate")

                strFilter="Newdate=" + rowdate("Newdate")        

                Dim taskRows() as DataRow=objDS.Tables("dtTask").Select(strFilter)  

                For Each childRow In taskRows

                    nodeTask = New TreeNode

                    nodeTask.Text = rowTask("TaskID")

                    nodeUser.ChildNodes.Add(nodeTask)

                Next

                TreeView1.Nodes.Add(nodeUser)

            Next

        Catch ex As Exception

        End Try

This algo will return the following tree..

23/01/2005  
          id_1
          id_2
          id_3
25/03/2006
          id_41
          id_42
          id_43

 

by: sebastizPosted on 2008-01-26 at 11:32:29ID: 20750917

So the table structure you listed is correct (once formatted as per the SQL command in the code).
I tried using your code, putting ("Newdate= 'Fri 26 January 2007'") as the filter. However the page returned was blank. I then removed this filter (as actually I want all the dates listed) which also produced a blank page (tasks were done on this date). The code I used is below and the SQL I used is correct as Ive validated it in another programme

Try
            For Each parentrow As DataRow In objDS.Tables("dtTask").Rows
                nodeUser = New TreeNode
                nodeUser.Text = rowdate("Newdate")
                strFilter = "Newdate=" + rowdate("Newdate")
                Dim taskRows() As DataRow = objDS.Tables("dtTask").Select(strFilter)
                For Each childRow In taskRows
                    nodeTask = New TreeNode
                    nodeTask.Text = rowTask("TaskID")
                    nodeUser.ChildNodes.Add(nodeTask)
                Next
                TreeView1.Nodes.Add(nodeUser)
            Next
        Catch ex As Exception
        End Try

 

by: AUmidhPosted on 2008-01-27 at 22:05:06ID: 20757118

Are you sure you have all the data in your required tables.... if yes then the code will be work.... because i test it and work as it is.... Just check your data and send me table sample data and your algorithem.

 

by: sebastizPosted on 2008-02-01 at 06:34:37ID: 20796805

So a sample of th dataset is as follows, using the following SQL
SELECT TaskID, SecretaryID, date_format(TimePosted,'%W %M %Y')as Newdate FROM Task

TaskID           Newdate
324324          Thu 05 April 2007
54364            Thu 05 April 2007
7657654        Thu 05 April 2007
5432543       Thu 05 April 2007
4324             Thu 05 April 2007
654656         Fri 06 April 2007
43243          Sat 07 April 2007
23534           Sat 07 April 2007


At the moment I am getting the following result with the code
Thursday 05 April 2007
324324
324324
324324
324324
Thursday 05 April 2007
5436
5436
5436
5436
Thursday 05 April 2007
7657654
7657654
7657654
7657654
7657654
7657654

etc. You get the idea
For each newdate, the code is adding one taskID several times, and then adding a new parentnode for each TaskID with a Newdate title????

 

by: AUmidhPosted on 2008-02-03 at 23:48:16ID: 20812561

your data.
TaskID           Newdate
324324          Thu 05 April 2007
54364            Thu 05 April 2007
7657654        Thu 05 April 2007
5432543       Thu 05 April 2007
4324             Thu 05 April 2007
654656         Fri 06 April 2007
43243          Sat 07 April 2007
23534           Sat 07 April 2007

Just try the following code it solve your problem.

Dim strPD as string=""      
For Each parentrow As DataRow In objDS.Tables("dtTask").Rows
                 if rowdate("Newdate")=strPD then
                      continue For
                else
                     strPD=rowdate("Newdate")
                end if
                nodeUser = New TreeNode
                nodeUser.Text = rowdate("Newdate")
                strFilter = "Newdate='" + rowdate("Newdate") + "'"
                Dim taskRows() As DataRow = objDS.Tables("dtTask").Select(strFilter)
                For Each childRow In taskRows
                    nodeTask = New TreeNode
                    nodeTask.Text = rowTask("TaskID")
                    nodeUser.ChildNodes.Add(nodeTask)
                Next
                TreeView1.Nodes.Add(nodeUser)
            Next
        Catch ex As Exception
        End Try

This will give you the following result.

Thu 05 April 2007
     324324
     54364  
     7657654
     5432543
    4324    
Fri 06 April 2007
    654656      
Sat 07 April 2007
   43243          
   23534          

 

by: Computer101Posted on 2008-04-05 at 06:22:28ID: 21288058

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