Connect to ShipStation Data in NetBeans

The CData JDBC Driver for ShipStation integrates connectivity to live ShipStation data in IDEs that support JDBC. The JDBC standard enables you to use built-in data access wizards and other tools supporting rapid development. This article shows how to connect to ShipStation data in NetBeans. You will create a connection and load ShipStation data in the Table Editor.

Create a JDBC Data Source for ShipStation in NetBeans

To create the JDBC data source, expand the Database node in the Service window, right-click the Drivers node, and select New Driver. In the New Driver wizard that results, enter the following information:

• Driver File(s): Click Add and, in the file explorer dialog that appears, select the cdata.jdbc.shipstation.jar file. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
• Driver Class: Click Find to search for the driver class inside the JAR. Then select cdata.jdbc.shipstation.ShipStationDriver from the menu.
• Name: Enter the name for the driver.

Define Connection Parameters

Follow the steps below to define required connection properties:

1. In the Service window, right-click the Database node and click New Connection.

2. In the New Connection Wizard, enter the following connection properties:

   • Driver Name: In the menu, select the CData JDBC Driver for ShipStation.
   • User Name: Enter the username. This can also be defined in the JDBC URL.
   • Password: Enter the password. This can also be defined in the JDBC URL.

   • JDBC URL: Specify the JDBC URL.

     Use the BASIC Authentication standard to connect.

     1. Login to your ShipStation account
     2. Click on the settings icon in the upper right corner. A column menu will show up on the left
     3. Click Account -> API Settings
     4. On the API Settings page, note the API Key and API Secret.

     Authenticating to ShipStation

     • APIKey: Set this to the API key from the API settings page.
     • APISecret: Set this to the Secret key from the API settings page.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the ShipStation JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.shipstation.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:shipstation:APIKey='YourAPIKey';APISecret='YourAPISecret'

Query ShipStation Data

To connect to ShipStation data, right-click the connection in the Database node and click Connect. After the connection is established, you can expand it to discover schema information.

To load a table in the Data Views window, right-click the table and then click View Data..