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Connect to live data from Shippo with the API Driver

Connect to Shippo

DataBind Shippo Data to the DevExpress Data Grid



Use the CData ADO.NET Provider for Shippo with the DevExpress Windows Forms and Web controls to provide Shippo data to a chart.

The ADO.NET Provider for Shippo by CData incorporates conventional ADO.NET data access components compatible with third-party controls. You can adhere to the standard ADO.NET data binding procedures to establish two-way access to real-time data through UI controls. This article will demonstrate the utilization of CData components for data binding with DevExpress UI Controls (Windows Forms and Web controls), specifically binding to a chart that visualizes live data.

Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Shippo Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Shippo.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Shippo (see below).

Shippo API Profile Settings

In order to authenticate to Shippo, you will need an API Key. You can find this API key under 'Settings' > 'API' > 'Generate Token'. After generating your key, set it to the APIKey in ProfileSettings connection property.

Windows Forms Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress chart with Shippo data. The APIDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart control. The Diagram property of the control defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using (APIConnection connection = new APIConnection( "Profile=C:\profiles\Shippo.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=my_api_key';")) { APIDataAdapter dataAdapter = new APIDataAdapter( "SELECT ObjectId , OrderStatus FROM Orders WHERE ShopApp = 'Shippo'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); dataAdapter.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series(); chartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "OrderStatus" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "ObjectId "; series.ValueScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Numerical; chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }

Web Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress Web control with Shippo data. The APIDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart; the Diagram property defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using DevExpress.XtraCharts; using (APIConnection connection = new APIConnection( "Profile=C:\profiles\Shippo.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=my_api_key';")) { APIDataAdapter APIDataAdapter1 = new APIDataAdapter("SELECT ObjectId , OrderStatus FROM Orders WHERE ShopApp = 'Shippo'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); APIDataAdapter1.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new Series("Series1", ViewType.Bar); WebChartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "OrderStatus" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "ObjectId "; series.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }