//This function populates a list Book objects from the db that have the specified column name/value
//the second set of name/value is optional and defaults to null
public static void SelectAllByWildAttr(List<Book> bookList, string wildcard, string attribute, string wildcard2 = null, string attribute2 = null)
{
Database db = new Database();
OleDbDataReader reader;
db.Open();
if(wildcard2 == null)
reader = db.Read("select * from book_view where " + attribute + " like '%" + wildcard + "%'");
else
reader = db.Read("select * from book_view where " + attribute + " like '%" + wildcard + "%' AND " + attribute2 + " like '%" + wildcard2 + "%'");
while (reader.Read())
{
Book tmpBook = new Book();
tmpBook.isbn = reader.GetString(0).Trim();
tmpBook.title = reader.GetString(1).Trim();
tmpBook.l_name = reader.GetString(2).Trim();
tmpBook.f_name = reader.GetString(3).Trim();
tmpBook.qoh = Convert.ToInt32(reader.GetValue(4));
tmpBook.retailPrice = String.Format("{0:F}", reader.GetValue(5));
tmpBook.category = reader.GetString(6).Trim();
tmpBook.filename = reader.GetString(7).Trim();
tmpBook.description = reader.GetString(8).Trim();
tmpBook.wholesalePrice = String.Format("{0:F}", reader.GetValue(9));
tmpBook.percentProfit = String.Format("{0:F}", reader.GetValue(10));
bookList.Add(tmpBook);
}
db.Close();
}
public JsonResult FindBook(string id)
{
//Create new book object and populate it, if a book can be found with a matching isbn
Book book = new Book();
book.SelectById(id);
//Return the book, all vars will be null if the isbn wasn't found
return Json(book, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
public static void SelectAllByAttr(string id, string attribute, List<Book> bookList)
{
Database db = new Database();
OleDbDataReader reader;
db.Open();
reader = db.Read("select * from book_view where " + attribute + " = '" + id + "'");
while (reader.Read())
{
Book tmpBook = new Book();
tmpBook.isbn = reader.GetString(0).Trim();
tmpBook.title = reader.GetString(1).Trim();
tmpBook.l_name = reader.GetString(2).Trim();
tmpBook.f_name = reader.GetString(3).Trim();
tmpBook.qoh = Convert.ToInt32(reader.GetValue(4));
tmpBook.retailPrice = String.Format("{0:F}", reader.GetValue(5));
tmpBook.category = reader.GetString(6).Trim();
tmpBook.filename = reader.GetString(7).Trim();
tmpBook.description = reader.GetString(8).Trim();
bookList.Add(tmpBook);
}
db.Close();
}