I want to see what my insert statement would look like as if I was wiring
up an text-based ADO.NET command. How do I do this?
I have been following the below link:
http://damieng.com/blog/2008/07/30/linq-to-sql-log-to-debug-window-file-memory-or-multiple-writers
And have added the DebugTextWriter class to my project. So, now, in my code I have the following which doesn't really do anything and I don't think its right:
using(WorkbookDataContext dc = _conn.GetContext())
{
if(profile.ProfileId > 0)
{
dc.Profiles.Attach(profile, true);
}
else
{
dc.Profiles.InsertOnSubmit(profile);
}
dc.Log = new DebugTextWriter();
#if DEBUG
dc.Log = new System.IO.StreamWriter("linq-to-sql.log")
{
AutoFlush = true
};
#endif
dc.SubmitChanges();
}
Any ideas what I am doing wrong and/or how to inspect my LINQ insert statement correctly?
Thanks
How to: Display Generated SQL (LINQ to SQL)
You can view the SQL code with the Log property.
Example: use the Log property to display SQL code in the console window before the code is executed.
You can use this property with query, insert, update & delete commands.
db.Log = Console.Out;
IQueryable<Customer> custQuery =
from cust in db.Customers
where cust.City == "London"
select cust;
foreach(Customer custObj in custQuery)
{
Console.WriteLine(custObj.CustomerID);
}
These lines from the console window are what you see when you execute the C# code above.
SELECT [t0].[CustomerID], [t0].[CompanyName], [t0].[ContactName], [t0].[ContactT
itle], [t0].[Address], [t0].[City], [t0].[Region], [t0].[PostalCode], [t0].[Coun
try], [t0].[Phone], [t0].[Fax]
FROM [dbo].[Customers] AS [t0]
WHERE [t0].[City] = #p0
-- #p0: Input String (Size = 6; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [London]
-- Context: SqlProvider(Sql2005) Model: AttributedMetaModel Build: 3.5.20810.0
AROUT
BSBEV
CONSH
EASTC
NORTS
SEVES
Alternately, you can use the LINQ to SQL Debug Visualizer to hover over a LINQ expression while in the VS 2008 debugger, and then inspect the raw SQL that the ORM will execute at runtime when evaluating the LINQ query expression.
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i have create a request in SQL and put them in dataset. apparently it hang when the data very huge. so i use an Entity.
my original sql is like this:
SELECT NO_ORDRE,ORDRE.CODE_DEST as CODE_DEST,REF_EXPED,ORDRE.MODAL_MODE,RS_NOM,ADRESSE,TEL,VILLE,
ORDRE.NBR_COLIS,ORDRE.POID,DATE_CREE,DATE_CLOTUR,STATUT_ORDRE,ORDRE.TRANSPORTEUR,ORDRE.LIB_TOURNE,
ORDRE.DATE_CLOTUR_REEL,ORDRE.OBS,AUTRE_REF,
ORDRE.CODE_CLIENT+'_'+CAST(NOID as VARCHAR(50))+'_'+SUBSTRING(NO_ORDRE_CUMMUL, 0, CHARINDEX('_', NO_ORDRE_CUMMUL + '_')) as NOLV
FROM ORDRE
LEFT OUTER JOIN LETTRE_VOIT_FINAL
ON charindex('_'+cast(ORDRE.NO_ORDRE as varchar(255))+'_', '_'+LETTRE_VOIT_FINAL.NO_ORDRE_CUMMUL+'_') > 0
WHERE DATE_CREE BETWEEN #DATE_CREE_DEB AND #DATE_CREE_FIN
ORDER BY NO_ORDRE DESC
and i try my linq like this:
public IQueryable<ORDRE> Get_OrdreEntity(DateTime datedeb, DateTime datefin)
{
try
{
IQueryable<ORDRE> LesListe;
Soft8Exp_ClientEntities oEntite_T = new Soft8Exp_ClientEntities();
var query = from o in oEntite_T.ORDRE
where o.DATE_CREE >= datedeb && o.DATE_CREE <= datefin
select o;
LesListe = query;
return LesListe;
}
catch (Exception excThrown)
{
throw new Exception("Err_02", excThrown);
}
}
it works well but i don't know how to make a join from this sql:
LEFT OUTER JOIN LETTRE_VOIT_FINAL
ON charindex('_'+cast(ORDRE.NO_ORDRE as varchar(255))+'_', '_'+LETTRE_VOIT_FINAL.NO_ORDRE_CUMMUL+'_') > 0
and how can i translate it to linq from this sql:
ORDRE.CODE_CLIENT+'_'+CAST(NOID as VARCHAR(50))+'_'+SUBSTRING(NO_ORDRE_CUMMUL, 0, CHARINDEX('_', NO_ORDRE_CUMMUL + '_')) as NOLV
I can't see any reason to have exception handling in the Get_OrdreEntity function. It should be coded in way it just work. Debug it. In any way you do nothing in catch.
I you query and filter data in this function and want to get results it is a good idea to return collection instead of query in the result of this function to eliminate performance and side effect isssues. I.e. return IEnumerable, ICollection, IList wherether you want.
It is easy to find a ton of Linq join examples, just use Google. Here is all you need.
After a gap, again I entered to Visual C++ 2010. Now my intention is to prepare a LINQ Query to select a distinct value from a datatable
In C# My Query
var ProjLnkQry = (from P in MyGlobalData.ProjectTbl.AsEnumerable() select P["proj_name"]).Distinct().ToList();
The above query I try to convert it into VIsual C++
auto DistDepQry=(from v1 in MyGlobalData::ProjectTbl::AsEnumaerable() select v1["depart_name"])->Distinct()->ToList();
But not succeeded....Thanks for the ideas...
Try something like this:
String^ SelectFn(Task^ i) { return i->Name; }
void Fn()
{
List<Task^>^ data = GetData();
List<String^>^ query = Enumerable::ToList(
Enumerable::Distinct(
Enumerable::Select(
Enumerable::AsEnumerable(data),
gcnew Func<Task^, String^>(&SelectFn)
)
)
);
}
Obviously you should change types, to match your query, but I hope that would be enough for start.
It's an exercise of EF code-first. There's a simple method. I want to get the Entity SQL command text generated by object services.
(MyDbContext is derived form DbContext. Person is a POCO class.)
using (MyDbContext context = new MyDbContext())
{
var query = context.Set<Person>().FirstOrDefault(p => p.Age == 1);
Console.WriteLine(query.Name);
var objquery = query as ObjectQuery;
if (objquery != null)
Console.WriteLine(objquery.CommandText);
}
I used to get native SQL command text by ObjectQuery.TraceString in LINQ to Entity. Now, what I need is Entity-SQL statement, NOT native SQL statement.
But, I can't cast the query from IQueryable<Person> to ObjectQuery or ObjectQuery<Person>.
I tried to get members of DbQuery by reflection. It seems that DbQuery hasn't any property about command text or trace string.
Thanks
My suggestion for what you want is using Dynamic Linq. The library (part of the Linq Samples) includes many IQueryable extensions that return Linq.DataQuery objects. Once you consume the DataQuery you'll have the expected object.
var testQuery =
db.Cases.
Where("KeyID > 1").
Take(1);
foreach (var r in testQuery)
{
Console.WriteLine(r);
}
Then, you can check against your query as such.
testQuery.Expression
testQuery.Provider
These will give you:
{Table(Case).Where( => (.Keyid > 1)).Take(1)}
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression {System.Linq.Expressions.MethodCallExpression}
-and-
{SELECT TOP (1) [t0].[Keyid], [t0].[FileNo], [t0].[MatterType], [t0].[LoanNo], [t0].[Investor], [t0].[LoanType], [t0].[Client], [t0].[ClientFileNo], [t0].[ClientStatus], [t0].[Mortgagor], [t0].[County], [t0].[PropertyStreet1], [t0].[PropertyStreet2], [t0].[PropertyCity], [t0].[PropertyState], [t0].[PropertyZipcode], [t0].[Status], [t0].[BoxNo], [t0].[InsurerLoanno], [t0].[InvestorLoanno], [t0].[insurer_name_id], [t0].[OldSystemKey], [t0].[FinalBilling], [t0].[HoldBilling], [t0].[LastModified], [t0].[PiggyLoanNo], [t0].[CurrComentID], [t0].[LockEFILE], [t0].[MSJAmount], [t0].[Created], [t0].[Locked], [t0].[FinalBillingDate], [t0].[HoldBillingDate], [t0].[CreatedBy], [t0].[Stage], [t0].[PriorStage], [t0].[DefendantUpdated], [t0].[VestingCode], [t0].[FileSource], [t0].[SubVestingCode], [t0].[AttorneyAssigment], [t0].[VoluntarySurrender], [t0].[FNMARisk], [t0].[Source], [t0].[REO_ID], [t0].[WTI_ID], [t0].[CaseDismissed], [t0].[REO_CompanyID], [t0].[SubMattertype], [t0].[VendorCode], [t0].[SubType]
FROM [dbo].[Cases] AS [t0]
WHERE [t0].[Keyid] > #p0}
System.Linq.IQueryProvider {System.Data.Linq.DataQuery<CMSDEVMapping.Case>}
You can also verify your type in the loop:
r.GetType() {Name = "Case" FullName = "CMSDEVMapping.Case"} System.Type {System.RuntimeType}
This is a bit of subjective question about a specific situation. Main goal for this question for me is to remind my self to code up the solution. However if there is already a solution, or an alternate approach, I would like to know it.
I'm working on a project and I'm using Entity Framework 4 for database access. The database design is something that I don't have control over. The database was designed many years ago, and in my opinion the database design does not fit for the current database purposes. This results in very complicated queries.
This is the first time I'm using Entity Framework in a project, but I have extensive experience in development against MS SQL Server.
What I found myself doing again and again is this:
I write a complex L2E query. The query either slow or returns wrong results
I'm looking at my L2E query and I have absolutely no idea how to improve it
I fire up SQL Profiler and capture the SQL that EF generated from my query
I want to execute part of that sql to identify the part of the query that is giving problems
The query comes through as sp_executesql with a dozen of parameters, because if a parameter is used 3 times in a query, L2E creates 3 parameters and passes to all of them the same value. Same deal with every parameter.
Now I have to extract the SQL from sp_executesql, unescape all escaped apostrophes, and substitute every parameter in the query with its value
After this is done I finally can run parts of the query and pin-point the problem.
I go back to my L2E code, change it to fix the problem I found and the cycle repeats.
To be honest, I'm starting thinking that one should not use an ORM if you don't own database design.
This aside, the process of unescaping the sql and substituting the parameters is the one that I want to automate. The goal is to get 'naked', de-parametrized sql, that I can run in SSMS.
This a very simple example of what I see in the profile and what I want to get in result. My real cases are many times more complex.
The capture:
exec sp_executesql N'SELECT
[Extent1].[ProductName] AS [ProductName]
FROM [dbo].[Products] AS [Extent1]
INNER JOIN [dbo].[Categories] AS [Extent2] ON [Extent1].[CategoryID] = [Extent2].[CategoryID]
WHERE ([Extent1].[UnitPrice] > #p__linq__0) AND ([Extent2].[CategoryName] = #p__linq__1) AND (N''Chang'' <> [Extent1].[ProductName])',N'#p__linq__0 decimal(1,0),#p__linq__1 nvarchar(4000)',#p__linq__0=1,#p__linq__1=N'Beverages'
Desired result:
SELECT
[Extent1].[ProductName] AS [ProductName]
FROM [dbo].[Products] AS [Extent1]
INNER JOIN [dbo].[Categories] AS [Extent2] ON [Extent1].[CategoryID] = [Extent2].[CategoryID]
WHERE ([Extent1].[UnitPrice] > 1) AND ([Extent2].[CategoryName] = N'Beverages') AND (N'Chang' <> [Extent1].[ProductName])
I'm just going to write code to convert the likes of first to the likes of second if there is nothing better, I'll post the solution here. But maybe it's already done by someone? Or maybe there is a profiler or something, that can give me sql code I can execute partially in SSMS?
So here is what I ended up with. A couple of notes:
This won't work in 100% of cases, but this is good enough for me
There is a lot to improve in terms of usability. Currently I put a shortcut to the compiled binary on the desktop, cut the text to convert to clipboard, double-click the shortcut and paste the result.
using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace EFC
{
static class Program
{
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
try
{
string input = Clipboard.GetText();
const string header = "exec sp_executesql N'";
CheckValidInput(input.StartsWith(header), "Input does not start with {0}", header);
// Find part of the statement that constitutes whatever sp_executesql has to execute
int bodyStartIndex = header.Length;
int bodyEndIndex = FindClosingApostroph(input, bodyStartIndex);
CheckValidInput(bodyEndIndex > 0, "Unable to find closing \"'\" in the body");
string body = input.Substring(bodyStartIndex, bodyEndIndex - bodyStartIndex);
// Unescape 's
body = body.Replace("''", "'");
// Work out where the paramters are
int blobEndIndex = FindClosingApostroph(input, bodyEndIndex + 4);
CheckValidInput(bodyEndIndex > 0, "Unable to find closing \"'\" in the params");
string ps = input.Substring(blobEndIndex);
// Reverse, so that P__linq_2 does not get substituted in p__linq_20
Regex regexEf = new Regex(#"(?<name>#p__linq__(?:\d+))=(?<value>(?:.+?)((?=,#p)|($)))", RegexOptions.RightToLeft);
Regex regexLinqToSql = new Regex(#"(?<name>#p(?:\d+))=(?<value>(?:.+?)((?=,#p)|($)))", RegexOptions.RightToLeft);
MatchCollection mcEf = regexEf.Matches(ps);
MatchCollection mcLinqToSql = regexLinqToSql.Matches(ps);
MatchCollection mc = mcEf.Count > 0 ? mcEf : mcLinqToSql;
// substitutes parameters in the statement with their values
foreach (Match m in mc)
{
string name = m.Groups["name"].Value;
string value = m.Groups["value"].Value;
body = body.Replace(name, value);
}
Clipboard.SetText(body);
MessageBox.Show("Done!", "CEF");
}
catch (ApplicationException ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Error");
MessageBox.Show(ex.StackTrace, "Error");
}
}
static int FindClosingApostroph(string input, int bodyStartIndex)
{
for (int i = bodyStartIndex; i < input.Length; i++)
{
if (input[i] == '\'' && i + 1 < input.Length)
{
if (input[i + 1] != '\'')
{
return i;
}
i++;
}
}
return -1;
}
static void CheckValidInput(bool isValid, string message, params object[] args)
{
if (!isValid)
{
throw new ApplicationException(string.Format(message, args));
}
}
}
}
Well,may be this will be helpfull. MSVS 2010 has IntelliTrace. Every time when EF make a query there is an ADO.Net Event with a query
Execute Reader "SELECT TOP (1)
[Extent1].[id] AS [id],
[Extent1].[Sid] AS [Sid],
[Extent1].[Queue] AS [Queue],
[Extent1].[Extension] AS [Extension]
FROM [dbo].[Operators] AS [Extent1]
WHERE [Extent1].[Sid] = #p__linq__0" Command Text = "SELECT TOP (1) \r\n[Extent1].[id] AS [id], \r\n[Extent1].[Sid] AS [Sid], \r\n[Extent1].[Queue] AS [Queue], \r\n[Extent1].[Extension] AS [Extension]\r\nFROM [dbo].[Operators] AS [Extent1]\r\nWHERE [Extent1].[Sid] = #p__linq__0",
Connection String = "Data Source=paris;Initial Catalog=telephony;Integrated Security=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=True"
I couldn't get last articles of every writers in this statement.
List<Editor> lstEditors = dataContext.GetTable<Editor>().Where(t => t.M_Active).Select(t => t).ToList();
var lstArticles = from article in DAO.context.GetTable<Article>().ToList()
join editor in lstEditors on article.RefEditorId equals editor.EditorId
select
new
{
article.M_ArticleId,
article.M_Subject,
article.M_Text,
editor.M_EditorId,
editor.M_Member.M_EditorPicture,
M_NameSurname = editor.M_Member.M_Fname + " " + editor.M_Member.M_Lname
};
Be careful, your query is fetching all the contents of both the Editor and the Yazi tables and then performs Linq-to-Objects on it.
I'm not sure what you ask exactly either, do you want to obtain the list of all writers (editors) along with the last article of each one of these writers?
Do you want to get the writers that did not write any articles yet also?
Edit:
explanation of methods causing an immediate query
Any time you call one of the methods listed below on an IQueryable object (tables or other queries), it performs the actual query to SQL server:
ToList(), ToArray(), ToLookup(), ToDictionay()
Count(), Sum(), Avg(), Aggregate(), Min(), Max()
First(), FirstOrDefault(), Last(), LastOrDefault()
getting last article written by each writer
//create a subquery that returns an editor and its last article date
var editorLastArticleDates =
from article in DAO.context.GetTable<Article>()
group article by article.RefEditor into g
let lastArticleDate= g.Max(x => x.Date)
select new
{
Editor = g.Key,
LastArticleDate = lastArticleDate,
};
//Note: We did not do a ToList() here so the query is not executed
// The editorLastArticleDates object is a IQueryable<>
var query =
from article in DAO.context.GetTable<Article>()
join editorLastArticleDate in editorLastArticleDates
on new { article.Editor, article.Date } // 1
equals new { editorLastArticleDate.Editor, // 2
Date = editorLastArticleDate.LastArticleDate } // 3
select new
{
article.M_ArticleId,
article.M_Subject,
article.M_Text,
article.RefEditor.M_EditorId,
article.RefEditor.M_Member.M_EditorPicture,
M_NameSurname = article.RefEditor.M_Member.M_Fname + " "
+ article.RefEditor.M_Member.M_Lname,
};
//Note: We did not do a ToList() yet so the query is not executed
// The query object is a IQueryable<>
Console.WriteLine(query.ToString()); //Displays SQL query on the console
var results = query.ToList(); // SQL query is executed on this line.
In the code above, I left some remarks on things I had problems with:
When using join, the section between new and equals access only variables declared before the join keyword while the section after the equals keyword has access to the variable defined between join and in.
When writing your join condition, make sure you use equals and not ==.
When using new { XXX, YYY } syntax in your join condition, you declare anonymous types. If the property names are not identical on both sides, it will not compile. In order to have identical property names in this sample, I added the Date = before my value.
By the way, you should use LinqPad to test your queries, it is really a nice tool.