Hi Frans,

I am asking this again please bear with me. A feature to get a dataset object with the prefetch functionality would be a knock out. If you can consider it would be great. In small to medium based companies most of them are looking to get the stuff done quickly without much understanding of alternatives and DataSets are just being looked at by default as it is coming from MS directly. Even when trying to make them understand to avoid DataSets, some of them don't want to learn new things and stick with Datasets, so i am requesting if it is possible to add the feature. Thanks.

I second this motion. In my current app there are parts I haven't coded yet where I would like to display a hierarchical grid. Since the data will be coming from a TypedList instead of a collection, I'll have to make a couple calls to the database and construct my own dataset and add the appropriate TypedLists and relations.

IF I add dataset support as an alternative data-container, a lot of logic has to be added, because how to save the changed data?

Hi Frans,

Firstly Thanks for responding to my lengthy email. I appreciate it.

::IF I add dataset support as an alternative data-container, a lot of logic has to be added

I don't mean to be a pain but can't you just add fetching the DataSet and ignore the update part for consusion purposes and document the reason. Most will understand is what i think. Thanks.

netLearner wrote:

Hi Frans,

Firstly Thanks for responding to my lengthy email. I appreciate it.

I hope your DBA also appreciates it

::IF I add dataset support as an alternative data-container, a lot of logic has to be added I don't mean to be a pain but can't you just add fetching the DataSet and ignore the update part for consusion purposes and document the reason. Most will understand is what i think. Thanks.

I won't promise anything, as it's not that easy to completely embed this into the framework, i.e.: it's basicly another codepath which happens to use the same DQE. And the major problem I have with this is the fact that the data is not that useful to the user, as updates aren't possible.