How to show less columns then selected with SQL?

Allright here's the situation,

I've made a huge SQL statement to select and Join a few tables, but I only want to show 5 of them in my grid. I'm using ADO fully in code and a MSHFlexGrid as grid. Here's my code:

VB Code:

Dim strSQL As String
  
  Set cn = New ADODB.Connection
  cn.ConnectionString = "Data Source=spijsDB;User ID=spijs;Password=spijs;"
  cn.Open
  Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
  grdDatagrid.Refresh
  cn.CursorLocation = adUseServer
  strSQL = "Select c.celid,c.celnaam,c.celtypeid,ct.celtypenaam,c.artikelid," & _
           "a.artikelnaam, TO_CHAR(a.natdroogverh),c.geblokkeerdaanvoer,c.geblokkeerdafvoer," & _
           "TO_CHAR(c.fijn1kg), TO_CHAR(c.fijn2kg), TO_CHAR(c.grofkg), TO_CHAR(c.continuekg), " & _
           "TO_CHAR(c.navalkg), TO_CHAR(c.soortelijkemassa)," & _
           "c.wegerid,c.plccelcode, TO_CHAR(c.voorraadkg),c.lijnid,l.lijncode " & _
           "From cellen c, lijnen l, celtype ct, artikelen a " & _
           "where c.lijnid = l.lijnid(+) " & _
           "and c.celtypeid = ct.celtypeid " & _
           "and c.artikelid = a.artikelid(+)" & _
           "Order by to_number(c.celid)"
           
  rs.Open strSQL, cn
  Set grdDatagrid.DataSource = rs
  grdDatagrid.Refresh
  grdDatagrid.TextMatrix(0, 1) = "Nummer"
  grdDatagrid.TextMatrix(0, 2) = "Naam"
  grdDatagrid.TextMatrix(0, 3) = "Type"
  grdDatagrid.TextMatrix(0, 4) = "Artikel"
  grdDatagrid.TextMatrix(0, 5) = "Naam"

And the only columns I want to show are c.CellID, c.Celnaam, ct.celtypenaam, c.artikelID and a.artikelnaam

Is that possible or do I have to make a new statement with only the columns I want to show in the grid?


WiseGuy

Have a look at Flexgrid.ColWidth(<column number>) = 0

You need to set the column width to 0 to hide the column(s). Note that the first column is 0 (like arrays).


Vince

Even though you're hiding the column, doesn't that still imply you're retrieving the fields from the database?

Why don't you retrieve ONLY the five fields you want?

Becouse I need the other fields to fill in some other stuff on the form.
But I'm not quite sure how I'm gonna do that so I wanted to try it this
way first. And I think this is a good solution!

Sometimes solutions are so easy that you just can't think of them :D


Thanks,

WiseGuy

Then that's the way to go....

uhm... :rolleyes:

Mendhak - its to save calling the db twice. First call would be for the list to select the second call to retrieve the data. But if you shove all the data you need into the grid and hide it you only need one call to the db reducing network connections and 'seemingly' increase the response speed ;)

Vince

Wow that's exactly what I thought!


WiseGuy