Connect to FormSite Data in DBArtisan

The CData ODBC Driver for FormSite seamlessly integrates FormSite data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access FormSite data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for FormSite in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate FormSite 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 FormSite Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\FormSite.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for FormSite (see below).

FormSite API Profile Settings

Log into your Formsite account and visit the Admin Portal to generate or retrieve your API key. Your

ServerNumber

is the numeric part of your server URL and

UserDirectory

is your account's directory path.

You can then follow the steps below to register FormSite data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic ODBC.
3. Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN.
4. Finish the wizard to connect to FormSite data. FormSite entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with FormSite data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the FormSite API.