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.Net graphical query Builder component?

  • 09-09-2004 10:38am
    #1
    bonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭


    Guys,

    I'm working on a project which will ultimately allow the end-users to do some ad-hoc reporting. I'm using ActiveReports as the basic engine, and have enough extra functionality hacked onto it that I can more or less design reports with huge amounts of flexibility and no coding (including variable-layout etc.)

    What I'm missing is a query-building component. I'm torn on how to do this. My "expert" mode can be a straight-forward multi-line, no-syntax-highlighting textbox . My "idiot" mode will allow the user to pick from a selection of pre-defined JOIN "blocks", and then select a number of fields from the resuting resultset.

    Ideally, I'd like to configure a third option - or improve the "expert" mode. Here, I'd like to have a visual query builder available - you know, like the one in MS Access, or even in Vis Studio itself. Anyone know if there's one around for .Net? I can get my manager to spring for a payware component if it doesn't cost the earth.

    Another "nice to have" would be syntax-highlighting. While I can theoretically implement this myself, again it would be good if anyone knows of a pre-made component with either configurable syntax highlighting, or specifically MSSQL syntax highlighting.

    Cheers.

    jc


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  • #2
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    I'm looking at doing something similar myself except as an added complication I'm trying to make it database independant too (it seemed like a good idea at the time). if you find something usefull could you post back here ?


  • #3
    Merrion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭Merrion


    Have a look on GotDotNet - if nothing suitable then put up a workspace and I'll give you a hand writing this yourself.


  • #4
    bonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,443 ✭✭✭✭bonkey


    Sorry...

    meant to mention that there is a freeware Querybuilder component listed on windowsforms.net (which is the winforms "sub site" of gotdotnet)....but I'd like other options, especially considering this looks a bit "work in progress"-ish and I doubt there's ever gonna be support for it....

    jc


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