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DataBind IBM Informix Data to the DevExpress Data Grid


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

The ADO.NET Provider for IBM Informix 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.

Set the following properties to connect to IBM Informix

  • Server: Set this to the name of the server running IBM Informix.
  • Port: Set this to the port the IBM Informix server is listening on.
  • Database: Set this to the name of the IBM Informix database.
  • User: Set this to the username of a user allowed to access the database.
  • Password: Set this to the password of a user allowed to access the database.

Windows Forms Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress chart with IBM Informix data. The InformixDataAdapter 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 (InformixConnection connection = new InformixConnection( "Server=10.0.1.2;Port=50000;User=admin;Password=admin;Database=test;")) { InformixDataAdapter dataAdapter = new InformixDataAdapter( "SELECT Id, Price FROM Books WHERE Category = 'US'", 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[] { "Price" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "Id"; 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 IBM Informix data. The InformixDataAdapter 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 (InformixConnection connection = new InformixConnection( "Server=10.0.1.2;Port=50000;User=admin;Password=admin;Database=test;")) { InformixDataAdapter InformixDataAdapter1 = new InformixDataAdapter("SELECT Id, Price FROM Books WHERE Category = 'US'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); InformixDataAdapter1.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new Series("Series1", ViewType.Bar); WebChartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "Price" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "Id"; series.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }