Viewing Facebook データ in RAD Studio Data Explorer

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

Configure a Connection to Facebook

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.

Facebook はユーザー認証にOAuth 標準を使用しています。 ユーザー資格情報の接続プロパティを設定せずに接続できます。 接続すると、CData 製品はデフォルトブラウザでFacebook OAuth エンドポイントを開きます。ログインして、CData 製品にアクセス許可を与えます。CData 製品がOAuth プロセスを完了します。 他のOAuth 認証フローについては、ヘルプドキュメントの「OAuth 認証の使用」を参照してください。

Connecting to Facebook データ Using Data Explorer

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

1. Open the Data Explorer in RAD Studio and expand FireDAC.
2. Right-click the ODBC Data Source node in the Data Explorer.
3. Click Add New Connection.
4. Enter a name for the connection.
5. In the FireDAC Connection Editor that appears, set the DataSource property to the name of the ODBC DSN for Facebook.
6. Back in the Data Explorer, expand the tables for the connection.

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

8. Select the PostsTable object on the form and set the Active property to true.

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

10. Arrange the TStringGrid on the form and run the application to see the Posts data.

Related Articles

Below you can find other articles for using the CData ODBC Driver with RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++ Builder.

• DataBind Controls to Facebook データ in C++Builder
• DataBind Controls to Facebook データ in Delphi
• Build a Simple VCL Application for Facebook データ