1.Connecting to relational database with .NET

Requirements

• Flexmonster Pivot Component version 2.213 or higher
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or higher
• Driver for the database

Supported databases

• Oracle Database – driver
• MySQL – driver
• Microsoft SQL Server – driver is built-in
• PostgreSQL – driver
• Other ADO.NET / ODBC databases

Step 1: Embed the component into your web page

You already have in your HTML page an empty component. If Flexmonster Component is not embedded – return to Quickstart. Your code should look like the following example:

<div id="pivotContainer">The component will appear here</div>
<script src="flexmonster/lib/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="flexmonster/flexmonster.js"></script>

<script>
	var pivot = $("#pivotContainer").flexmonster({
		toolbar: true,
		licenseKey: "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"
	});
</script>

Step 2: Setup Data Compressor on the server

First of all, you need to add the following dependencies to your project:

• Appropriate database driver. Please note that Microsoft SQL Server driver is built-in.
• Flexmonster.Compressor.dll – it is located in the Download Package

Below is the connection and query sample for MS SQL Server:

string connectionString = "Server=localhost;Database=XXX;";
SqlConnection sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
sqlConnection.Open();
string query = "SELECT * FROM YYY";
DbCommand command = new SqlCommand(query, sqlConnection);
DbDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();

The following line of code will convert DbDataReader to compressed Stream:

Stream inputStream = Flexmonster.Compressor.CompressDb(reader);

Now, you can create a response from the Stream. For simple cases, it is enough to read all content:

string output = new StreamReader(inputStream).ReadToEnd();

Also, it is possible to create streaming response. It means that the end user will get the response almost without delay and server will use less amount of memory. It is recommended way for large datasets:

HttpResponseMessage response = Request.CreateResponse();
response.Content =
    new PushStreamContent((Stream outputStream, HttpContent content, 
                           TransportContext context) =>
    {
        int length = 0;
        byte[] buffer = new byte[10240];
        while ((count = inputStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) > 0)
        {
            outputStream.Write(buffer, 0, length);
            outputStream.Flush();
        }
        outputStream.Close();
    }, new MediaTypeHeaderValue("text/plain")
);

Full project is available at the server/.net/ inside Download Package.

Step 3: Enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS).

By default, browser prevents JavaScript from making requests across domain boundaries. CORS allows web applications to make cross-domain requests. Here are some useful links explaining how to setup CORS on your server:

• IIS – CORS on IIS

Step 4: Configure report with your own data

Now it’s time to configure Flexmonster Pivot Component on the web page. Let’s create a minimal report for this (replace filename and other parameters with your specific values):

var pivot = $("#pivotContainer").flexmonster({
	toolbar: true,
	report: {
		dataSource: {
			dataSourceType: "ocsv",
			/* URL to the Data Compressor .NET */
			filename: "http://localhost:55772/api/flexmonster/get"
		}
	},
	licenseKey: "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX"
});

Launch the web page from browser — here you go! A pivot table is embedded into your project. Check the example on JSFiddle.

Examples

Saving to file

string connectionString = "Server=localhost;Database=XXX;";
SqlConnection sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
sqlConnection.Open();
string query = "SELECT * FROM YYY";
DbCommand command = new SqlCommand(query, sqlConnection);
DbDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();

Stream inputStream = Flexmonster.Compressor.CompressDb(reader);
FileStream fileStream = File.Create("data.ocsv");
inputStream.CopyTo(fileStream);
fileStream.Close();