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

Access Act-On like you would a database - access Campaigns, Programs, Reports, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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How to Query Act-On Data in MySQL Workbench


Execute MySQL queries against live Act-On data from MySQL Workbench.

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Act-On to query Act-On data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Act-On data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Act-On Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

ActOn uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, you will need to create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties.

See the Getting Started guide in the CData driver documentation for more information.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Act-On data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Creating a MySQL Remoting Service in SQL Gateway (Salesforce is shown)

Query Act-On from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Act-On database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Act-On data.

Connect to Act-On through the SQL Gateway

  1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
  2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Act-On).
  3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
  4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
  5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

Query Act-On Data

  1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Act-On).
  2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
  3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Act-On data, like SELECT * FROM `CData ActOn Sys`.Images;

With access to live Act-On data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily query and update Act-On, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for Act-On and the CData SQL Gateway.