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Connect to Google Search Results from PowerBuilder
This article demonstrates how to access Google Search results from Appeon PowerBuilder using the CData ADO.NET Provider for Google Search.
This article demonstrates using the CData ADO.NET Provider for Google 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 Google 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:
CustomSearchId=def456;ApiKey=abc123;
To search with a Google custom search engine, you need to set the CustomSearchId and ApiKey connection properties.
To obtain the CustomSearchId property, sign into Google Custom Search Engine and create a new search engine.
To obtain the ApiKey property, you must enable the Custom Search API in the Google API Console.
- 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 Google 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.GoogleSearch.GoogleSearchConnection conn
conn = create System.Data.CData.GoogleSearch.GoogleSearchConnection(connectionString)
System.Data.CData.GoogleSearch.GoogleSearchCommand comm
comm = create System.Data.CData.GoogleSearch.GoogleSearchCommand(command, conn)
System.Data.DataTable table
table = create System.Data.DataTable
System.Data.CData.GoogleSearch.GoogleSearchDataAdapter dataAdapter
dataAdapter = create System.Data.CData.GoogleSearch.GoogleSearchDataAdapter(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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Google Search ADO.NET Provider
Easy-to-use Google search client enables .NET-based applications to easily search Google and filter search results.
