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Using a Database Over a Webservice

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This article shows an example implementation of a database used over a Web-Service
/* Copyright (C) 2004 - 2007 db4objects Inc. http://www.db4o.com */
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.IO;

using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp;

using Db4objects.Db4o;
using RemotingClasses;
/*
 * Client test class. Creates a test object and passes it over the network 
 * to be stored to the database.
 */
  
namespace RemotingExample
{
    class Program
    {

        // Remote test proxy
        Db4oRemoteFactory factory;
        
        public Program()
        {
            string url;

            // Setup a client channel to our services.
            url = @"tcp://LocalHost:65101/";
            BinaryClientFormatterSinkProvider clientProvider =
                new BinaryClientFormatterSinkProvider();

            BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider serverProvider =
                new BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider();

            serverProvider.TypeFilterLevel =
                System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.TypeFilterLevel.Full;

            IDictionary props = new Hashtable();
            props["port"] = 0;
            props["name"] = System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
            props["typeFilterLevel"] = System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.TypeFilterLevel.Full;

            TcpChannel chan =
                new TcpChannel(props, clientProvider, serverProvider);
            ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(chan);


            // Set an access to the remote proxy
            factory = (Db4oRemoteFactory)RemotingServices.Connect(
                typeof(Db4oRemoteFactory), url + "TestFactoryEndPoint"
                );
        }
        // end Program

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            new Program().RunTest();
        }
        // end Main

        private void RunTest()
        {
            // Remote persistent class 
            TestValue testValue;
            testValue = new TestValue();
            // Modify local TestValue object
            testValue.ChangeData("Test value");
            // Pass testValue to the server through testServer
            // and store the testValue object
            IObjectContainer testServer = factory.OpenFile("test.db4o");
            testServer.Set(testValue);
            // Test what is stored to the database
            IList result = testServer.Get(typeof(TestValue));
            //TestValue test;
            foreach (TestValue test in result) {
                System.Console.WriteLine(test);   
            }
        }
        // end RunTest
    }
}

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