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Non-visual data access

I have just begun working with SQL and Delphi and am trying to read up on it, but everything wants me to use the VCL.

I have a simple task I want to complete, and don't want any visual components to do it.

I pull data from an LDAP server and store it all in a TList.
I then want to take the data in my tlist and write it to fields in a SQL table.

Then i'll want another function to read the data that is there, store it back in my TList so I can do what I need to do with it there.

I know what connection string i want to use, etc... I just can't seem to figure out how to read/write data in my sql table without using DBGrid or anything visual.

Any help?

BlackTigerX

you can either drop some ADOConnection and ADOQuery to your form, those are not visual components, but you can modify it's properties in the Object Inspector
or you can create those dinamically, something like this:

var
myADOConn:TADOConnection;
myADOQuery:TADOQuery;
const
CONN_STR = 'Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Password=%s;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=%s;Initial Catalog=%s;Data Source=%s';
begin
myADOConn:=TADOConnection.Create(nil);
myADOQuery:=TADOQuery.Create(nil);
try
myADOConn.LoginPrompt:=False;
myADOConn.Mode:=cmShareDenyNone;
myADOConn.ConnectionString:=Format(CONN_STR, [
'DBPassword', 'DBUser', 'DBDatabase', 'DBServer']);
myADOQuery.Connection:=myADOConn;
myADOQuery.SQL.Text:='insert into table, blablabla';
myADOQuery.ExecSQL;
finally
myADOConn.Connected:=False;
myADOQuery.Free;
myADOConn.Free
end
end;

BlackTigerX

if you drop the components in the form, all you need from this code is:

myADOQuery.SQL.Text:='insert into table, blablabla'; //your query here
myADOQuery.ExecSQL;

the rest you can change it in the Object Inspector

gwarguitar

ASKER

yeah, i don't mind the components, i just want to pull the data non visually.

what about reading to my tlist?

gwarguitar

ASKER

here, i'll give a more specific example...

type
PUserInfo = ^TUserInfo;
TUserInfo = record
first_name : ShortString;
last_name : ShortString;
end;

that's my tlist

and the fields in my db..

[FirstName] [varchar] (35) NOT NULL ,
[LastName] [varchar] (35) NOT NULL

there are more fields, but that will give me an idea.

so how do i loop through every item in my tlist, adding data to the db where appropriate. then the other way around?

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BlackTigerX

this part:

myADOQuery.SQL.Text:='insert into your table (FirstName, LastName) '+

needs to be whatever the name of your table is:

myADOQuery.SQL.Text:='insert into YOURTABLENAMEHERE (FirstName, LastName) '+

esoftbg

> .... I just can't seem to figure out how to read/write data in my sql table without using DBGrid or anything visual.

Ofcourse you don't need DBGrid to read/write data (Data is reading and writing by TADOQuery, TADOTAble .... TQuery, TTable .... ): DBGrid is for visualization, editing and / or inserting data ... If you don't need visualization, editing and / or inserting data you may work without DBGrid and without anything visual.

gwarguitar

ASKER

woohoo! that works..

what about reading to my tlist? what statement would i use for that?

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