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Connect to Raisers Edge NXT Data from PowerBuilder


This article demonstrates how to access Raisers Edge NXT data from Appeon PowerBuilder using the CData ADO.NET Provider for Raisers Edge NXT.

This article demonstrates using the CData ADO.NET Provider for Raisers Edge NXT 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 Raisers Edge NXT to retrieve data.

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

    SubscriptionKey=MySubscriptionKey;OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

    Before establishing a connection, supply the SubscriptionKey, found in the Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Profile.

    Authenticating to Raiser's Edge NXT

    Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT uses the OAuth authentication standard. You can connect to without setting any connection properties using the embedded OAuth credentials.

    Alternatively, you can authenticate by creating a custom app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties.

    See the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

  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=Id}" Header="Id" Width="SizeToHeader" /> ... </DataGrid.Columns> </DataGrid>
  4. Add a reference to the CData ADO.NET Provider for Raisers Edge NXT 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.RaiserEdgeNXT.RaiserEdgeNXTConnection conn conn = create System.Data.CData.RaiserEdgeNXT.RaiserEdgeNXTConnection(connectionString) System.Data.CData.RaiserEdgeNXT.RaiserEdgeNXTCommand comm comm = create System.Data.CData.RaiserEdgeNXT.RaiserEdgeNXTCommand(command, conn) System.Data.DataTable table table = create System.Data.DataTable System.Data.CData.RaiserEdgeNXT.RaiserEdgeNXTDataAdapter dataAdapter dataAdapter = create System.Data.CData.RaiserEdgeNXT.RaiserEdgeNXTDataAdapter(comm) dataAdapter.Fill(table) datagrid1.ItemsSource=table.DefaultView

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

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