Connect to Mailjet Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

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

Mailjet API Profile Settings

In your Mailjet account, navigate to My Account > REST API > API Key Management to obtain your API Key and API Secret.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Mailjet

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

Using Mailjet 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 Mailjet 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_apikey.SetTransObject(SQLCA);
dw_apikey.Retrieve();