Getting started

[Nick]

Hello,

I'm new to the ODBO world so please pardon my ignorance. I recently
installed SQL Server and Analysis Server 2005. I installed the Adventure
Works DW sample and it seems to be setup properly. I want to be able to use
MDX to query the cubes in a C# application. Where do I start?

This isn't MS related, but how are other cubes queried? I know MDX isn't
used for Oracle, but can a connection be made to an Oracle db using ODBO and
then queried using their query syntax?

Thanks,
Nick

[Kevin Yu [MSFT]]

Hi Nick,

Using the MDX in C#, you have to first add reference to an assembly
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdServer. This assembly installs to your
machine with SQL Server analysis service. Then you can use the classes
inside this namespace to do the MDX queries. For more information about
ADOMD.NET, please check the following link:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/es-es/library/ms123483.aspx

Kevin Yu
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[Nick]

Hi Kevin,

Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it. Pardon my
ignorance, but I have a few other questions. I understand that ADOMD.NET is
used for connecting strictly to SSAS, correct? Are there ways to also connect
to other OLAP sources, Oracle, for instance?

Thanks again.

Nick

Post by Kevin Yu [MSFT]
Hi Nick,
Using the MDX in C#, you have to first add reference to an assembly
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdServer. This assembly installs to your
machine with SQL Server analysis service. Then you can use the classes
inside this namespace to do the MDX queries. For more information about
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/es-es/library/ms123483.aspx
Kevin Yu
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[Kevin Yu [MSFT]]

Hi Nick,

Yes, as you know, it is used for connecting strictly to SQL Server Analysis
Service and cannot be used to connect to other OLAP sources.

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[Chu Xu (MSFT)]

Use AdoMD, here is an example:

string connectionString = "Provider=MSOLAP.3;Data
Source=localhost;" +
"Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial
Catalog=FoodMart2000;";
string mdxQuery = "/* your query here */";
AdomdConnection con = new
AdomdConnection(connectionString);
con.Open();
AdomdCommand cmd = new AdomdCommand(mdxQuery, con);
CellSet cs = cmd.ExecuteCellSet();

AdoMD.Net cannot be used to connect to Oracle.


Chu

Post by Nick
Hello,
I'm new to the ODBO world so please pardon my ignorance. I recently
installed SQL Server and Analysis Server 2005. I installed the Adventure
Works DW sample and it seems to be setup properly. I want to be able to use
MDX to query the cubes in a C# application. Where do I start?
This isn't MS related, but how are other cubes queried? I know MDX isn't
used for Oracle, but can a connection be made to an Oracle db using ODBO and
then queried using their query syntax?
Thanks,
Nick