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Connect to SharePoint Excel Services Data from PowerBuilder


This article demonstrates how to access SharePoint Excel Services data from Appeon PowerBuilder using the CData ADO.NET Provider for SharePoint Excel Services.

This article demonstrates using the CData ADO.NET Provider for SharePoint Excel Services in PowerBuilder, showcasing the ease of use and compatibility of these standards-based controls across various platforms and development technologies that support Microsoft .NET, including Appeon PowerBuilder.

This article shows how to create a basic PowerBuilder application that uses the CData ADO.NET Provider for SharePoint Excel Services to perform reads and writes.

  1. In a new WPF Window Application solution, add all the Visual Controls needed for the connection properties. Below is a typical connection string:

    URL=https://myorg.sharepoint.com;User=admin@myorg.onmicrosoft.com;Password=password;File=Book1.xlsx;

    The URL, User, and Password properties, under the Authentication section, must be set to valid credentials for SharePoint Online, SharePoint 2010, or SharePoint 2013. Additionally, the Library property must be set to a valid SharePoint Document Library and the File property must be set to a valid .xlsx file in the indicated Library.

  2. Add the DataGrid control from the .NET controls.
  3. Configure the columns of the DataGrid control. Below are several columns from the Account table: <DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="False" Margin="13,249,12,14" Name="datagrid1" TabIndex="70" ItemsSource="{Binding}"> <DataGrid.Columns> <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="idColumn" Binding="{Binding Path=Id}" Header="Id" Width="SizeToHeader" /> <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="nameColumn" Binding="{Binding Path=Name}" Header="Name" Width="SizeToHeader" /> ... </DataGrid.Columns> </DataGrid>
  4. Add a reference to the CData ADO.NET Provider for SharePoint Excel Services assembly.

Connect the DataGrid

Once the visual elements have been configured, you can use standard ADO.NET objects like Connection, Command, and DataAdapter to populate a DataTable with the results of an SQL query:

System.Data.CData.ExcelServices.ExcelServicesConnection conn conn = create System.Data.CData.ExcelServices.ExcelServicesConnection(connectionString) System.Data.CData.ExcelServices.ExcelServicesCommand comm comm = create System.Data.CData.ExcelServices.ExcelServicesCommand(command, conn) System.Data.DataTable table table = create System.Data.DataTable System.Data.CData.ExcelServices.ExcelServicesDataAdapter dataAdapter dataAdapter = create System.Data.CData.ExcelServices.ExcelServicesDataAdapter(comm) dataAdapter.Fill(table) datagrid1.ItemsSource=table.DefaultView

The code above can be used to bind data from the specified query to the DataGrid.