Build a Simple VCL Application for Bing Ads Data

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Bing Ads FireDAC Components

An easy-to-use database-like interface for Delphi & C++Builder Apps to access live Bing Ads data (Campaigns, Ads, Customers, and more).

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How to build a simple VCL Application to view Bing Ads data in RAD Studio using the CData FireDAC Components for Bing Ads.

Embarcadero RAD Studio provides a development environment for Delphi and C++Builder applications. With the CData FireDAC Components for Bing Ads, you gain access to live Bing Ads data within RAD Studio, abstracting the data into tables, views, and stored procedures that can be used to retrieve and update Bing Ads data. This article will walk through connecting to Bing Ads and creating a simple VCL application with the Form Designer.

Creating a VCL Application for Bing Ads Data

The following instructions show how to use the Form Designer to create a simple VCL Forms application that shows the basic FireDAC objects needed to connect to Bing Ads from any application.

The following example populates a TDBGrid control.

  1. Create a new VCL Forms Application.
  2. Drop a TFDPhysBingAdsDriverLink and TFDConnection object onto the form.

  3. Double-click the TFDConnection object. The FireDAC Connection Editor is displayed. Select "CData.BingAds" in the DriverId menu and configure the connection properties.

    The Bing Ads APIs use the OAuth 2 standard. To authenticate, you will need valid Bing Ads OAuth credentials and you will need to obtain a developer token. See the Getting Started section in the Bing Ads data provider help documentation for an authentication guide.

  4. Drop a TFDQuery object onto the form and set the properties below:

    • Connection - Set this property to the TFDConnection object, if this object is not already specified.
    • SQL - Click the button in the SQL property and enter a query.
    • Active - Set this property to true.
  5. Drop a TDataSource object onto the form and set the following property:

    • DataSet - In the menu for this property, select the name of the TFDQuery object.
  6. Drop a TDBGrid control onto the form and set the following property:

    • DataSource - Select the name of the TDataSource.

  7. Drop a TFDGUIxWaitCursor onto the form. This is required to avoid a run-time error.

You now have an executable application that displays the results of the SQL Query set in the TFDQuery object.