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

Access DoubleClick data like you would a database - access all kinds of real-time performance and analysis data through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Connect to Google Ad Manager Data from PowerBuilder


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

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

Connect to Google Ad Manager 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.

Google Ads Manager uses the OAuth authentication standard. You can authorize the data provider to access Google Ads Manager as an individual user or with a service account that you create in the Google APIs Console. See the Getting Started section in the data provider help documentation for an authentication guide.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Google Ad Manager

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

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

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