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DataBind ShipStation Data to the DevExpress Data Grid


Use the CData ADO.NET Provider for ShipStation with the DevExpress Windows Forms and Web controls to provide ShipStation data to a chart.

The ADO.NET Provider for ShipStation by CData incorporates conventional ADO.NET data access components compatible with third-party controls. You can adhere to the standard ADO.NET data binding procedures to establish two-way access to real-time data through UI controls. This article will demonstrate the utilization of CData components for data binding with DevExpress UI Controls (Windows Forms and Web controls), specifically binding to a chart that visualizes live data.

Use the BASIC Authentication standard to connect.

  1. Login to your ShipStation account
  2. Click on the settings icon in the upper right corner. A column menu will show up on the left
  3. Click Account -> API Settings
  4. On the API Settings page, note the API Key and API Secret.

Authenticating to ShipStation

  • APIKey: Set this to the API key from the API settings page.
  • APISecret: Set this to the Secret key from the API settings page.

Windows Forms Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress chart with ShipStation data. The ShipStationDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart control. The Diagram property of the control defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using (ShipStationConnection connection = new ShipStationConnection( "APIKey='YourAPIKey';APISecret='YourAPISecret'")) { ShipStationDataAdapter dataAdapter = new ShipStationDataAdapter( "SELECT Id, Color FROM Tags WHERE CustomerId = '1368175'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); dataAdapter.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series(); chartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "Color" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "Id"; series.ValueScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Numerical; chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }

Web Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress Web control with ShipStation data. The ShipStationDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart; the Diagram property defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using DevExpress.XtraCharts; using (ShipStationConnection connection = new ShipStationConnection( "APIKey='YourAPIKey';APISecret='YourAPISecret'")) { ShipStationDataAdapter ShipStationDataAdapter1 = new ShipStationDataAdapter("SELECT Id, Color FROM Tags WHERE CustomerId = '1368175'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); ShipStationDataAdapter1.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new Series("Series1", ViewType.Bar); WebChartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "Color" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "Id"; series.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }