getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

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getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby Bonkie » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:24 pm

Hi there,

I dont know if this request is already been made but I would like to have the option to select the value by columnname instead of column index.

For example now it is

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var vSQL = databaseManager.getDataSetByQuery('server', 'SELECT * FROM table', null, -1);

// Lets loop trough the result set
for(i = 1; i < vSQL.getMaxRowIndex(); i++)
{
    variable = vSQL.getValue(1,i);
}


But this is not usable because the order of the index could change or be different on any SQL installation. But you dont want to select the column manually if you need them all when you have about 80 columns or what.

So what I would like to see is

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var vSQL = databaseManager.getDataSetByQuery('server', 'SELECT * FROM table', null, -1);

// Lets loop trough the result set
for(i = 1; i < vSQL.getMaxRowIndex(); i++)
{
    variable = vSQL.getValue('pk',i);
}
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby lvostinar » Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:39 pm

you can use vSQL['my_column'] to return the value from current row (where rowIndex points); not sure when it was introduced , I think in some version of Servoy 4 (I can check if you need this info)
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby pbakker » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:40 pm

Even vSQL.columnName should work, but you have to set the rowIndex first.

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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby jcompagner » Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:45 pm

or

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for(i = 1; i < vSQL.getMaxRowIndex(); i++)
{
    variable = vSQL[i]['name'];
}


without setting the row index.

there is one catch, that only works for GETTING values not for setting!
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby Bonkie » Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:33 pm

Ok didn't know that. But does that also work in Servoy 3.5.x?
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby jcompagner » Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:44 pm

Bonkie wrote:Ok didn't know that. But does that also work in Servoy 3.5.x?


no only in the latest versions of servoy. (that you should use by now ofcourse ;) )
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby Bonkie » Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:45 pm

jcompagner wrote:
Bonkie wrote:Ok didn't know that. But does that also work in Servoy 3.5.x?


no only in the latest versions of servoy. (that you should use by now ofcourse ;) )


To badly that some customers still work @ Servoy 3.5.. But is really no option to use it in 3.5?
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby jcompagner » Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:45 pm

no those new constructs cant be used in 3.5
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby birgit » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:58 am

Hi

What does the "-1" mean in
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databaseManager.getDataSetByQuery(..., -1);

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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby Harjo » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:14 pm

-1 means, no limit on max returned records.
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby birgit » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:49 pm

Wow, thanks, Harjo! That's what I was hoping for. I didn't know about this, but I can use it everywhere now :D

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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby jcompagner » Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:57 pm

You better can specify 1000 or something.. (or 10K)
just to be sure that not somehow that query will transfer billion of rows to your client.
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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby birgit » Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:16 pm

Hi Johan

Billion rows of course is not an issue. In our environment we talk about hundreds of rows. Until now I always defined an upper border of 1'000 or 10'000 rows. And I always had this bad feeling of: what happens if the maximum number of rows returned is too small? Should I always ask for hadMoreData and log this if yes?

I prefer no upper limit. And if the number of rows exceeds a reasonable size, I will add useful filters to the user.

Other ideas?

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Re: getValue() by columnname using getDataSetByQuery

Postby pbakker » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:02 pm

Do set an upper limit and check if there were more rows. If yes, prompt the user with a meaningful message or log something, what ever you like, like giving them the option to extend the upper limit, maybe.

IMHO it's better to have an upper limit and notify the user somehow than having the Client stall/crash because there are too many rows downloaded.

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