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The Bugzilla ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Bugzilla project management data, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Bugzilla like you would a database - query Bugs, Branches, Users, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Connect to Bugzilla Data from PowerBuilder


This article demonstrates how to use the CData ODBC Driver for Bugzilla to connect to Bugzilla data and execute queries in PowerBuilder.

The CData ODBC Driver for Bugzilla can be used from any platform or development technology that supports ODBC, including PowerBuilder. This article shows how to connect to Bugzilla data and execute queries from the Database Painter and controls such as the DataWindow.

Connect to Bugzilla as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

You can authenticate to your Bugzilla account using two parameters:

  • URL: The URL of your Bugzilla developer's page (the Home page).
  • ApiKey: API Keys can be generated from the Preferences -> API Keys section of your Bugzilla developer's page.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Bugzilla

Follow the steps below to use the Database Painter tool to create a database profile based on an ODBC DSN (data source name) for Bugzilla. In the Database Painter, you can use wizards and the UI to work with Bugzilla data.

  1. In PowerBuilder, click Tools -> Database Painter.
  2. In the Objects window in the Database Painter, right-click the ODBC node and click New Profile.
  3. On the Connection tab, enter a name for the profile and select the Bugzilla DSN in the Data Source menu.
  4. To view and modify a table, right-click a table and then click Edit Data -> Grid.

Using Bugzilla Data with PowerBuilder Controls

You can use standard PowerBuilder objects to connect to ODBC data sources and execute queries. The following example shows how to retrieve Bugzilla data into a DataWindow. You can add the following code to the open method:

SQLCA.DBMS = "ODBC" SQLCA.DBParm = "ConnectString='DSN=CData Bugzilla Source'" CONNECT USING SQLCA; dw_bugs.SetTransObject(SQLCA); dw_bugs.Retrieve();