Managed C++ User-defined Aggregate Function

Hi all,

I'm attempting to write an aggregate function in C++ to compare performance with the equivalent function in C#.

However, I'm having problems getting SQL Server to see the function in the assembly. It allows me to load the assembly into the database, but I can't see the type in it.

Here's my code:

// CPPTest.h

#pragma once

using namespace System;
using namespace Microsoft::SqlServer::Server;
using namespace System::Data::SqlTypes;
using namespace System::Data::SqlClient;

namespace CPPTest {

[Serializable]
[Microsoft::SqlServer::Server::SqlUserDefinedAggregate(
Format::Native,
Name="AGG_CPP_OR")]
public ref struct AGG_CPP_OR
{
public:
void Init();
void Accumulate(SqlInt32 Value);
void Merge(AGG_CPP_OR^ Group);
SqlInt32 Terminate();

private:
SqlInt32 m_accum;
};

}

// CPPTest.cpp

#include "stdafx.h"

#include "CPPTest.h"

void CPPTest::AGG_CPP_OR::Init()
{
m_accum = 0;
}

void CPPTest::AGG_CPP_OR::Accumulate(SqlInt32 Value)
{
m_accum = m_accum | Value;
}

void CPPTest::AGG_CPP_OR::Merge(CPPTest::AGG_CPP_OR^ Group)
{
m_accum = m_accum | Group->m_accum;
}

SqlInt32 CPPTest::AGG_CPP_OR::Terminate()
{
return m_accum;
}

Compile it with /clr:safe option and it can be loaded as an assembly into SQL Server 2005 (9.0.1399), but the AGG_CPP_OR type is not seen as an aggregate function. I've also tried implementing IBinarySerialize and setting Format to Format::UserDefined (and putting in MaxByteSize) but it makes no difference.

Does anyone know what I'm missing here?

Many thanks,OK, take it out of the CPPTest namespace and it can be added as an aggregate function with

CREATE AGGREGATE BITWISE_OR(@.input int)
RETURNS int
EXTERNAL NAME [CPPTest].[AGG_CPP_OR];
GO

Now it's a dependancy issue stopping it from running, but I'll keep on it.

Thanks,