HOw to Save grid data to sql server?

Hi

1-Actually my problem is that i want to save the data in grid to another database like sql server or in dataset so pls let me know how can i do?

2-secondlly how can i count the number of rows in aspose.grid?

like if user entered only 10 rows

Regards

Geeta

Hi,

1.You may use WebCells.Export method to export sheet data to a DataTable object. After that you may build a SqlDataAdapter object to save the DataTable to SqlServer.

2.The WebCells.MaxRow property indicates the max row number of the cells.

In the database, create table with an ID (ID int)field and an Image field (FStream Image). Create a stored proc to save the file as an image ("sp_AddReport"). Make it fancy by coming up with some scheme to get a Report ID...

In aspx.cs....

using Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Data;

...

//TO SAVE THE FILE:

int ReportID = 1;
try
{
MemoryStream mstream = new MemoryStream();
GridWeb1.WebWorksheets.SaveToExcelFile(mstream);

//buffer to hold Document Contents
byte[] Docbuffer = mstream.GetBuffer();

//sql string- create a stored proc to handle the two parameters
string sql = "sp_AddReport";

//parameters
SqlParameter[] myParams = new SqlParameter[2];
myParams[0] = new SqlParameter("@Report", Docbuffer);
myParams[1] = new SqlParameter("@ReportID", ReportID);

SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(new SqlConnection(dbConnString), CommandType.StoredProcedure, sql, myParams);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Response.Write(ex.ToString());
} finally {
if(myStream != null)myStream.Close();
}

//TO RETRIEVE THE FILE:

MemoryStream myStream = null;
try
{
byte[] myBites = (byte[])SqlHelper.ExecuteScalar(new SqlConnection(dbConnString), CommandType.Text, "Select FStream from Reports where ReportID = 1");
myStream = new MemoryStream(myBites,0,myBites.Length, true, true);

GridWeb1.WebWorksheets.Clear();
GridWeb1.WebWorksheets.ImportExcelFile(myStream);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Response.Write(ex.ToString());
}
finally {
if(myStream != null)myStream.Close();
}

That’s a nice idea. Thank you very much for sharing your code.