DataControl Object Example (VBScript)
The following code shows how to set the RDS.DataControl parameters at design time and bind them to a data-aware control. Cut and paste this code between the <Body></Body> tags in a normal HTML document and name it ADCapi1.asp. ASP script will identify your server.
<H2>RDS API Code Examples</H2>
<HR>
<H3>Remote Data Service</H3>
<TABLE DATASRC=#RDS>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><SPAN DATAFLD="FirstName"></SPAN></TD>
<TD><SPAN DATAFLD="LastName"></SPAN></TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<!-- Remote Data Service with Parameters set at Design Time -->
<OBJECT classid="clsid:BD96C556-65A3-11D0-983A-00C04FC29E33"
ID=RDS>
<PARAM NAME="SQL" VALUE="Select * from Employee for browse">
<PARAM NAME="SERVER" VALUE="http://<%=Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME")%>">
<PARAM NAME="CONNECT" VALUE="Provider=SQLOLEDB;User Id=rdsdemo;Password=rdsdemo;Initial Catalog=AddrBookDB">
</OBJECT>
The following example shows how to set the necessary parameters of RDS.DataControl at run time. To test this example, cut and paste this code between the <Body></Body> tags in a normal HTML document and name it ADCapi2.asp. ASP script will identify your server.
<H2>RDS API Code Examples</H2>
<HR>
<H3>Remote Data Service Run Time</H3>
<TABLE DATASRC=#RDS>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><SPAN DATAFLD="FirstName"></SPAN></TD>
<TD><SPAN DATAFLD="LastName"></SPAN></TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<!-- RDS.DataControl with no parameters set at design time -->
<OBJECT classid="clsid:BD96C556-65A3-11D0-983A-00C04FC29E33"
ID=RDS HEIGHT=1 WIDTH=1>
</OBJECT>
<HR>
<Input Size=70 Name="txtServer" Value="http://<%=Request.ServerVariables("SERVER_NAME")%>"><BR>
<Input Size=70 Name="txtConnect" Value="Provider=SQLOLEDB;User Id=rdsdemo;Password=rdsdemo;Initial Catalog=AddrBookDB">
<BR>
<Input Size=70 Name="txtSQL" Value="Select * from Employee">
<HR>
<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON NAME="Run" VALUE="Run"><BR>
<H4>Fill Grid with these values or change them to see data from another ODBC data source on your server</H4>
<Script Language="VBScript">
<!--
' Set parameters of RDS.DataControl at Run Time
Sub Run_OnClick
RDS.Server = txtServer.Value
RDS.SQL = txtSQL.Value
RDS.Connect = txtConnect.Value
RDS.Refresh
End Sub
-->
</Script>