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Connect to Bing Search Results from PowerBuilder via ADO.NET
This article demonstrates how to access Bing Search results from Appeon PowerBuilder using the CData ADO.NET Provider for Bing Search.
This article demonstrates using the CData ADO.NET Provider for Bing Search in PowerBuilder, showcasing the ease of use and compatibility of these standards-based controls across various platforms and development technologies that support Microsoft .NET, including Appeon PowerBuilder.
This article shows how to create a basic PowerBuilder application that uses the CData ADO.NET Provider for Bing Search to retrieve data.
- In a new WPF Window Application solution, add all the Visual Controls needed for the connection properties. Below is a typical connection string:
APIKey=MyAPIKey;
To connect to Bing, set the ApiKey connection property. To obtain the API key, sign into Microsoft Cognitive Services and register for the Bing Search APIs.
Two API keys are then generated; select either one.
When querying tables, the SearchTerms parameter must be supplied in the WHERE clause.
- Add the DataGrid control from the .NET controls.
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Configure the columns of the DataGrid control. Below are several columns from the Account table:
<DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="False" Margin="13,249,12,14" Name="datagrid1" TabIndex="70" ItemsSource="{Binding}"> <DataGrid.Columns> <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="idColumn" Binding="{Binding Path=Id}" Header="Id" Width="SizeToHeader" /> <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="nameColumn" Binding="{Binding Path=Title}" Header="Title" Width="SizeToHeader" /> ... </DataGrid.Columns> </DataGrid> - Add a reference to the CData ADO.NET Provider for Bing Search assembly.
Connect the DataGrid
Once the visual elements have been configured, you can use standard ADO.NET objects like Connection, Command, and DataAdapter to populate a DataTable with the results of an SQL query:
System.Data.CData.Bing.BingConnection conn
conn = create System.Data.CData.Bing.BingConnection(connectionString)
System.Data.CData.Bing.BingCommand comm
comm = create System.Data.CData.Bing.BingCommand(command, conn)
System.Data.DataTable table
table = create System.Data.DataTable
System.Data.CData.Bing.BingDataAdapter dataAdapter
dataAdapter = create System.Data.CData.Bing.BingDataAdapter(comm)
dataAdapter.Fill(table)
datagrid1.ItemsSource=table.DefaultView
The code above can be used to bind data from the specified query to the DataGrid.
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Bing Search ADO.NET Provider
Easy-to-use Bing search client enables .NET-based applications to easily search Microsoft Bing and filter search results.
