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

Work with Access databases from virtually anywhere through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Connect to Access Data from PowerBuilder


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

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

Connect to Access 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.

To connect, set the DataSource property to the path to the Access database.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Access

Follow the steps below to use the Database Painter tool to create a database profile based on an ODBC DSN (data source name) for Access. In the Database Painter, you can use wizards and the UI to work with Access 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 Access DSN in the Data Source menu.
  4. To view and modify a table, right-click a table and then click Edit Data -> Grid.

Using Access 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 Access data into a DataWindow. You can add the following code to the open method:

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