Connect to GetResponse Data in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)

The CData JDBC Driver for GetResponse enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with GetResponse as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for GetResponse to set up a simple transfer into a flat file. The CData JDBC Driver for GetResponse enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with GetResponse as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for GetResponse to set up a simple transfer into a flat file.

Connect to GetResponse as a JDBC Data Source

1. Create the connection to GetResponse data. In a new CloverDX graph, right-click the Connections node in the Outline pane and click Connections -> Create Connection. The Database Connection wizard is displayed.
2. Click the plus icon to load a driver from a JAR. Browse to the lib subfolder of the installation directory and select the cdata.jdbc.api.jar file.
3. Enter the JDBC URL.

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

   GetResponse API Profile Settings

   Retrieve your API key from your GetResponse account under My Account > Use GetResponse API.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the GetResponse JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.jar
   

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   

   A typical JDBC URL is below:

   jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\GetResponse.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key';

Query GetResponse Data with the DBInputTable Component

1. Drag a DBInputTable from the Readers selection of the Palette onto the job flow and double-click it to open the configuration editor.
2. In the DB connection property, select the GetResponse JDBC data source from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter the SQL query. For example:

   SELECT ListSize, PaymentPlan FROM AccountBilling WHERE PaymentMethod = 'CreditCard'

Write the Output of the Query to a UniversalDataWriter

1. Drag a UniversalDataWriter from the Writers selection onto the jobflow.
2. Double-click the UniversalDataWriter to open the configuration editor and add a file URL.
3. Right-click the DBInputTable and then click Extract Metadata.
4. Connect the output port of the DBInputTable to the UniversalDataWriter.
5. In the resulting Select Metadata menu for the UniversalDataWriter, choose the AccountBilling table. (You can also open this menu by right-clicking the input port for the UniversalDataWriter.)
6. Click Run to write to the file.