RDS API Reference

DataControl Object Example (VBScript)

The following code shows how to set the RDS.DataControl parameters at design time and bind them to a data-aware control. Cut and paste this code between the <Body> and </Body> tags in a normal HTML document and name it DataControlDesignVBS.asp. ASP script will identify your server.

<!-- BeginDataControlDesignVBS -->
<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META name="VI60_DefaultClientScript"  content=VBScript>
<META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0">
<title>RDS DataControl</title>
<STYLE>
<!--
BODY {
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif;
   BACKGROUND-COLOR:white;
   COLOR:black;
    }
.thead {
   background-color: #008080; 
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif; 
   font-size: x-small;
   color: white;
   }
.thead2 {
   background-color: #800000; 
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif; 
   font-size: x-small;
   color: white;
   }
.tbody { 
   text-align: center;
   background-color: #f7efde;
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif; 
   font-size: x-small;
    }
-->
</STYLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<H2>RDS API Code Examples</H2>
<HR>
<H3>Remote Data Service</H3>
<TABLE DATASRC=#RDS>
<TBODY>
   <TR>
      <TD><SPAN DATAFLD="FirstName"></SPAN></TD>
      <TD><SPAN DATAFLD="LastName"></SPAN></TD>
   </TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<!-- Remote Data Service with Parameters set at Design Time -->

<OBJECT classid="clsid:BD96C556-65A3-11D0-983A-00C04FC29E33"
   ID=RDS>
   <PARAM NAME="SQL" VALUE="Select * from Employees for browse">
   <PARAM NAME="SERVER" VALUE="http://<%=Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME")%>">
   <PARAM NAME="CONNECT" VALUE="Provider=SQLOLEDB;User Id=sa;Password=;Initial Catalog=Northwind">
</OBJECT>

</BODY>
</HTML>
<!-- EndDataControlDesignVBS -->

The following example shows how to set the necessary parameters of RDS.DataControl at run time. To test this example, cut and paste this code between the <Body> and </Body> tags in a normal HTML document and name it DataControlRuntimeVBS.asp. ASP script will identify your server.

<!-- BeginDataControlRuntimeVBS -->
<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<html>
<head>
    <meta name="VI60_DefaultClientScript"  content=VBScript>
    <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0">
    <title>Data Control Object Example (VBScript)</title>
<style>
<!--
body {
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif;
   BACKGROUND-COLOR:white;
   COLOR:black;
    }
.thead {
   background-color: #008080; 
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif; 
   font-size: x-small;
   color: white;
   }
.thead2 {
   background-color: #800000; 
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif; 
   font-size: x-small;
   color: white;
   }
.tbody { 
   text-align: center;
   background-color: #f7efde;
   font-family: 'Verdana','Arial','Helvetica',sans-serif; 
   font-size: x-small;
    }
-->
</style>
</head>

<body>
<h1>Data Control Object Example (VBScript)</h1>

<H2>RDS API Code Examples</H2>
<HR>
<H3>Remote Data Service Run Time</H3>

<TABLE DATASRC=#RDS>
<TBODY>
  <TR>
    <TD><SPAN DATAFLD="FirstName"></SPAN></TD>
    <TD><SPAN DATAFLD="LastName"></SPAN></TD>
  </TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>

<!-- RDS.DataControl with no parameters set at design time -->
<OBJECT classid="clsid:BD96C556-65A3-11D0-983A-00C04FC29E33"
   ID=RDS HEIGHT=1 WIDTH=1>
</OBJECT>
<HR>
<Input Size=70 Name="txtServer" Value="http://<%=Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME")%>"><BR>
<Input Size=70 Name="txtConnect" Value="Provider=SQLOLEDB;User Id=rdsdemo;Password=rdsdemo;Initial Catalog=AddrBookDB">
<BR>
<Input Size=70 Name="txtSQL" Value="Select * from Employee">
<HR>
<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON NAME="Run" VALUE="Run"><BR>
<H4>Fill Grid with these values or change them to see data from another ODBC data source on your server</H4>

<Script Language="VBScript">
<!--
' Set parameters of RDS.DataControl at Run Time
Sub Run_OnClick
   RDS.Server = txtServer.Value
   RDS.SQL = txtSQL.Value
   RDS.Connect = txtConnect.Value
   RDS.Refresh
End Sub
-->
</Script>

</body>
</html>
<!-- EndDataControlRuntimeVBS -->

See Also

DataControl Object (RDS)