Connect to Exa Data in DBArtisan
The CData ODBC Driver for Exa seamlessly integrates Exa data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Exa data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for Exa in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.
Integrate Exa Data into DBArtisan Projects
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 Exa Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Exa.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Exa (see below).
Exa API Profile Settings
Visit dashboard.exa.ai, sign in or create an account, and generate an API key from your API settings.
You can then follow the steps below to register Exa data as a database instance in your project:
- In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
- Select Generic ODBC.
- Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN.
- Finish the wizard to connect to Exa data. Exa entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.
You can now work with Exa data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Exa API.
