Sql Database Server - asp.net

Hi i have a sql database server runnin on my desktop. I want to create an asp.net application to detect when new data has been inserted into the database. Is there a command in visual studio to detect when theres new data right away?

Use the timestamp datatype on each column. This will stay identical until a change is made to any column in that row. If you combine this with the rowcount you can be certain if anything has changed in your database. You would need to cache the current timestamps and row count and compare them with the results of a query, you can then find out if there is a change.
So in your answer to:
Is there a command in visual studio to
detect when theres new data right
away?
Yes there is, although its not a command is the timestamp function (not to be confused with anything to do with the time)
Perhaps you need to provide more details to your scenario since constant querying of the database might not be the best way forward.

You can get a row count of your dataset and create a application
IN VB
Dim i as Integer
i=dataset.tables("table").rows.count
in sql backed return a count of a table and create a ASP.Net website to get the count and when count change alerts you

It may be heavier duty than you are looking for, but SQL Notification Services will do what you want. Essentially you execute a query and tell notification services you want to be notified whenever re-running that query would produce different results.

if you are using caching you can make it dependent on sql.
or you can fire email using sql trigger so when ever trigger get fired you will receive an email.
otherwise you will have to check your db again and again for any changes.
if you can provide more details about exact situation , we can provide more specific solution
You can create a webservice and call it using javascript.
here you can find sample how to call webservice using javascript:
function CallWebservice()
{
myWebService.isPrimeNumberWebService.callService(isPrimeNumberResult, "IsPrime",
testValue.value);
setTimeout("CallWebservice()",100);//here set time according to your requirement
}
For timer in javascript:
http://dotnetacademy.blogspot.com/2010/09/timer-in-javascript.html
For webservice in javaScript:
http://www.webreference.com/js/tips/020715.html
How to call webservice in JavaScript for FireFox 3.0

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Update data controls whenever update occuer in SQL table

my question is very simple .
say , I have a grid or combo box , its databounded with a table in sql server database.
I wish when ever there occur some update in data table it refresh the grid .
I did it already with timer but doesn't it consuming resources by sending request after each time out ?
What are the possibilities in experts opinion to get this job done .
You are going to need to write some sort of Ajax type control that compares the TimeStamp of the last update when the grid loads to an Ajax or web service call that will return the TimeStamp of the last update/insert. If they are not the same, then refresh your grid. All web applications are stateless meaning that they do not retain state from call to call. Real time controls in some way shape or other do something similar in its behavior depending upon the arhcitecture the control is built on.

Submit batch entry in datatables.net

I am using ASP.Net webform for my development and currently implement datatables.net. to perform some excel like data entry job. For more info, please go to http://datatables.net/release-datatables/extras/KeyTable/editing.html. I also added some add row and delete row functions at client side. Now I am stuck on how to push the entire table data to the server. It's look like excel and user can make the amendment. Whenever they plan to save the data, the user just need to click on save button and the entire table info shall be submitted to the server. For your information, no input textbox in this case because I am using keytable feature.
Please help!
Thanks.
I believe this datatables.net server side usage page has sServerMethod which may be fullfill your requirement. The data are passing in JSON format to server. In server side you can parse the JSON back to your DTO to update your data.
You can SqlBulkCopy for faster insertion of data in the database. You can search code for that on net.
You'll need to create an object collection of some kind in your handler to temporarily save the data into some kind of structure or object. What I did was append a row_id to the table row in the fnRowCallback of the Datatable, then grabbed it in the submitdata property of the Editable plugin, sending it to the server. Once there, I store it in an object, add it to the collection, and let editable update the table.
When you are ready to submit, fire it off, go to the handler, and send all of the data in the collection to the server as a mass update.

updating batches of data

I am using GridView in asp .net and editing data with edit command field property (as we know after updating the edited row, we automatically update the database), and I want to use transactions (with begin to commit statement - including rollback) to commit this update query in database, after clicking in some button (after some events for example), not automatically to insert or update the edited data from grid directly to the DB...so I want to save them somewhere temporary (even many edited rows - not just one row) and then to confirm the transaction - to update the real tables in database...
Any suggestions are welcomed...
I've used some good links, but very helpful, like:
http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/tutorial-63-cs.aspx
http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/tutorial-66-cs.aspx
etc...
Well,
you can store your edited data in a DataTable in session. and then pass this data table as a bulk insert in to the database. 2 options are available for this
if you are using SQL Server 2005 you can use OpenXML to achieve this, as i have stated here
if you are using SQL Server 2008 youc an use Table Variables like i did here.
i hope it helps
First way:
Create session variable that will contain your DB object (DataTable or mapped objects).
The GridView should work with this instance instead of sending the data to the database.
Once editing is finished you may take the object from the session and save it in the way you normally do.
Second way:
I would use javascript to collect all changes on the client side while he is editing as a array of objects (each object is separate row).
Once the editing done, you can create json string from the collection and pass it to the server.
If your json object configuration is same as server class then you can use JavaScriptSerializer to deserialize your string into collection of object.
After that, you can save your objects in the way you normally do.

Linq update problem

I have an application with user and admin sections. If an admin updates data with the help of sql datasource then it's updated the database. However, when we retrieve data with linq query then it's showing its old value rather than the updated value.
After some time, the linq query automatically shows the correct value.
I think its caching the value, but I find myself helpless. Please help me with this.
When you say
when we retrieve data with linq query
Do you mean you call your select methods again or are you using the current in memory objects?
In either case, you can always refresh an entity with :
Context.Refresh(System.Data.Linq.RefreshMode.OverwriteCurrentValues, entity)
Make sure that you're using your DataContext efficiently (ideally one per unit of work).
After each update, make sure you call DataContext.SubmitChanges(); to commit your changes back to the database.
Also be aware that any context you instanciate between your changes being added to another context and calling SubmitChanges() will not reflect those changes.

Limiting records returned by a sqldatasource, using session variable in where clause

I have a web application which has a Sql Server database on the backend. As the site will be rolled out to different clients (or different virtual directories in IIS), each client derivative of the site will use the same backend.
There is an admin page where text on the site can be changed (enter text in a listview, and choose the page to select where that text will show up, and also you can see company-specific details in the other listviews. As this is a shared database, that means a client can see each other's data.
What I am trying to do is store the accountId (a guid returned from the database from login_authenticate), and stick this into session. I then retrieve this on the admin page, and I want to use this value (But it's always 0000-0000 etc), to limit the records returned in the listview.
Is there an example of this? Also, how can I set the default value (this is in the where clause of SqlDataSource), to programatically what the account id is (so I can give me all records = what the current accountid is, or perhaps, what the login is - this is stored in the account table).
Thanks
This is what I tried.
What I am confused about, though, is whether the where clause, when using a session object, is getting an object that I have written the code to retrieve from the session, or an object I have only added but not retrieved. I get the accountID when logging in (verified via stepping in - obviously - or the login will fail).
I will try again with storing the object in session # the login page when I have just retrieved the accountid variable, and then retrieve it on another page.
For some reason I keep getting 0s so I will look at this in my application.
It sounds like your method should be working. I would follow a debugging process:
Check that you are getting the accountID value from the database. Print it on screen immediately after retrieving the value for the first time.
If this is working, store the value in the Session and immediately retrieve it, and check that you are getting the value back.
Create 2 test pages, one where you set the Session variable and another where you retrieve it.
I know this seems really basic, but the failure is being introduced somewhere in the above 3 places. If you can find which step fails, you will be able to fix it.

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