Connect to BugHerd Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to BugHerd 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.

Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the BugHerd Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\BugHerd.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for BugHerd (see below).

BugHerd API Profile Settings

BugHerd uses HTTP Basic authentication with an API key as the username. To obtain an API key:

1. Sign in to your BugHerd account at https://www.bugherd.com
2. Navigate to Settings > General Settings
3. Locate the API Key section and copy the generated key

After obtaining your API key, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

Set the following in the ProfileSettings connection property:

• APIKey: Set this to your BugHerd API key. The driver uses the key as the Basic auth username and sets the password internally to the literal value 'x' as required by BugHerd.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for BugHerd

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

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

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