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Using MongoDB on Windows platform with VB.NET
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Abstract
‘This article describes the steps to install MongoDB on Windows platform, Furthermore, it shows
some basic examples accessing a database using VB.NET and the MongoDB - .NET client library.
According to this source, MongoDB is ranked #4 on the list of most popular databases, while
CouchDB (another NoSQL database) is ranked at #23.
Some good examples for VB.NET can be found here
Objective
Install MongoDB, create a sample database and perform CRUD operations.
Process
[1] Download MongoDB from here
[2] Install MongoDB completely
[3] Create a path for MongoDB databases €:\mongo\db\ and for logs C:\mongo\logs\
[4] Create a config file C:\mongo\mongod.conf with the following content:
dbpath = c:/mongo/db
Logpath = c:/nongo/logs/mongo. log
[5] Install MongoDB as Service with the config file created before:
Open a cmd window as administrator (e.g, C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin) and run
mongod --config
\mongo\nongod.coné" -install)
Run services. msc, refresh and check if service is running properly
[6] Create a new .NET project for Visual Basic (e.g. a windows form app)
[7] Install .NET driver for MongoDB via Visual Studio Package Manager
Install-Package mongocsharpdriver
(requires NET Framework 4.52)
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For new projects, the mongocsharpdriver should not be used (cf. here)
Instead, install the MongoDB Driver and Bson library via NuGet package manager in Visual Studio:
Install-Package Mongod8.Driver
Install-Package MongoDB.Driver.Core
Install-Package MongoDB.3son
[8] Perform CRUD operations with the sample code given below
Optional steps
[9] Download DB Management UI Robomongo from https://robomongo.org/download
[10] Download UI client from https://github.com/rsercano/mongoclient
Sample Code (VB.NET) - *legacy*
[1] DB CONNECTION
Imports MongoDB.Bson
Imports MongoDB.Driver
Dim server As MongoServer
Dim client As MongoClient
Din db As MongoDatabase
clients New MongoClient ("mongodb: //1ocalhost/")
db = client.GetServer().GetDatabase("test")
Note: Ifa the requested database does not exist it will automatically be created the first time you add
acollection.
[2] CREATE
Dim collection As MongoCollection= db.GetCollection(0# BsonDocument)("enployees")
Dim emp As Bsondocunent
With emp
job_desc",
:Add("“location", “hks-hq”)
End With
collection. Insert(enp)
[3] READ
D
Dim query = New QueryDocument("nane", "Neunann")
For Each item As BsonDocument In collection.Find(query)
Dim name As BsonElenent = item.GetElenent("nane")
Console.WriteLine("Name: {@}", nane.Value)
Next,
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[4] UPDATE
“UPDATE
Dim gs = New QueryDocument("_id", 23)
Dim found As BsonDocument= collection.Find(qs).First
* console. ind .GetElement ("Location"). Value. ToString)
found. Set( "Hei ligkreuzsteinach")
collection.Save( found)
[5] DELETE,
“DELETE
Din q = New QueryDocunent("_id", 24)
collection. Rerove(q)
[6] REMOVE DB
“REMOVE 0B:
Din rdb As MongoDatabase
rdb = client.GetServer().GetDatabase("al*")
rdb.Drop()
Sample Code (VB.NET) - *new*
[1] DB CONNECTION
Imports MongodB.Bson
“Imports MongoDB.Driver
Dim client As Mongoclient
Dim de As IMongoatabase
clients New MongoClient ("nongodb: //Localhost/")
db = client.GetDatabase("db")
[2] CREATE
Din collection As TMongoCollection(0f BsonDocument) = db.GetCollection(oF
Bsondocunent ("employees")
“CREATE
Dim emp As BsonDocunent = New BsonDocument
mp
"id", 24) "Guid.NewGuid().Tostring)
‘Nane", "Neunann”)
'first_name", "Dieter"
Job_desc", "Developer
location", “hks-ha")
End With
collection. Insertone(enp)
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