Viewing SharePoint Data in RAD Studio Data Explorer

Embarcadero RAD Studio provides a development environment for Delphi and C++Builder applications. With the CData FireDAC Components for SharePoint, you gain access to live SharePoint data within RAD Studio, abstracting the data into tables, views, and stored procedures that can be used to both retrieve and update SharePoint data. This article will walk through connecting to SharePoint using the Data Explorer.

Connecting to SharePoint Data Using Data Explorer

You can create a simple application for displaying SharePoint data by utilizing the CData FireDAC Components for SharePoint and a new VCL Forms Application:

1. Open the Data Explorer in RAD Studio and expand FireDAC.

2. Right-click on CData SharePoint Data Source and click Add New Connection.

   
3. Name the connection.

4. Fill in the necessary connection parameters and click OK.
   

   SharePoint のベースサイトもしくはサブサイトのURL を設定します。これにより、サイト・サブサイトのすべてのリストを含むSharePoint エンティティをクエリできます。

   Authentication セクションのUser、Password を設定します。SharePoint のオンプレミス版の際にはこの値は必須です。

   SharePoint Online に接続する場合にはSharePointEdition をSHAREPOINTONLINE に設定し、User とPassword を設定します。詳細はヘルプドキュメントの「はじめに」を参照してください。

   
5. Back in the Data Explorer, expand the tables for the connection.

6. Create a new VCL Forms application and drag a table (for example: MyCustomList) onto the form.

   
7. Select the MyCustomListTable object on the form and set the Active property to true.

8. Right-click on the object, bind visually, and link everything (*) to a new control (TStringGrid).

   

9. Arrange the TStringGrid on the form and run the application to see the MyCustomList data.