DataSource Property (FpSpread)

Gets or sets the name of the data source that populates the active sheet for the Spread component.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property DataSource As Object

'Usage
 
Dim instance As FpSpread
Dim value As Object
 
instance.DataSource = value
 
value = instance.DataSource

public object DataSource {get; set;}

Property Value

Object containing the name of the data source

Example

This example binds the spreadsheet to an Access database using the DataSource property.

string conStr  = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=d:\\nwind.mdb";
string sqlStr = "SELECT * FROM Employees";
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection conn = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(conStr);
DataSet ds = New DataSet();
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter da = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(sqlStr, conn);
da.Fill(ds, "Employees");
FpSpread1.DataSource = ds;
FpSpread1.DataBind();
conn.Close();

Visual Basic

Dim conStr As String = "Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;data source=d:\\nwind.mdb"
Dim sqlStr As String = "SELECT * FROM Employees"
Dim conn As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(conStr)
Dim ds As DataSet = New DataSet()
Dim da As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(sqlStr, conn)
da.Fill(ds, "Employees")
FpSpread1.DataSource = ds
FpSpread1.DataBind()
conn.Close()

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, SP6, Windows NT 4.0 Server, SP6

Reference

FpSpread Class
FpSpread Members
DataMember Property

User-Task Documentation

Managing Data Binding