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Thread: SLAPI and COM VB/VB.Net Examples

Y2K
Posts: 4

SLAPI and COM VB/VB.Net Examples Your last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM

Posted: 30 Sep 06 11:05 AM

I've seen Ryan's example for using the SLAPI, and have seen the COM example from SLX website.

I'd like to know what's the best (combination of fastest, safest, most efficient) way to query the SLX DB for specific records, from an external application? Basically, I'd like to query the SLX DB based on specific data. I may search for all accounts with "ferdinand" in the last name, or I may search for all accounts with "707345" in the phone number. What's the best way to do this? I've heard horror stories about doing SLX development, and certainly don't want to break anything.

I appreciate any assistance.. and of course, examples would be awesome.

Thanks.
Y2K

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Ryan Farley
Posts: 2265

Re: SLAPI and COM VB/VB.Net Examples Your last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM

Posted: 30 Sep 06 1:01 PM

1) Don't use SLAPI anymore (unless you're on a pre-6.x system)
2) Use COM to interact with the running client
3) For all data access (reads/writes/etc) use the SalesLogix OLE DB Provider

For a COM example look here: http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=80

For examples of OLEDB using the SLX Provider look here:

Connection String:
http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=55

Creating Table ID values:
http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=87

Some ADO.NET examples:
http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=35

Basically, you're just going to use ADO.NET/ADO to access SLX via it's own Provider by using a SLX connection string. This will allow you to read anything you need and write back anything using this connection.

Make sense?

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Bob (RJ)Ledger
Posts: 1103

Re: SLAPI and COM VB/VB.Net Examples Your last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM

Posted: 01 Oct 06 8:52 AM

AGREE!
Recently we've been workingg with some 3rd party (other "tech" partners - who shall reman nameless) on "qualifying" their apps w/v7.0. It's amazing (underwelming is probably a better description) to find out that some of them STILL rely on SLAPI! I've tried to educate them... but they just don't seem to want to change. No a good service to teh (user or BP) community.
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rjl

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