Connect to Miro Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to Miro 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.

Using API Key Authentication

Miro uses API Key authentication with an access token. To generate an access token:

1. Log in to your Miro account
2. Navigate to Settings > Your apps
3. Click "Create new app" or select an existing app
4. Configure the required permissions (e.g., boards:read, teams:read)
5. Install the app and generate an access token
6. Copy the generated access token (it will only be shown once)

After obtaining your access token, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
• APIKey: Set this to your access token.

Connecting to Miro

Once the authentication is configured, you can connect to Miro and query data from any of the available tables such as Boards, Items, Teams, Organizations, and more.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Miro

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

Using Miro 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 Miro 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_boards.SetTransObject(SQLCA);
dw_boards.Retrieve();