Using the CData ODBC Driver for PDFMonkey in PyCharm

The CData ODBC Drivers can be used in any environment that supports loading an ODBC Driver. In this tutorial we will explore using the CData ODBC Driver for PDFMonkey from within PyCharm. Included are steps for adding the CData ODBC Driver as a data source, as well as basic PyCharm code to query the data source and display results.

To begin, this tutorial will assume that you have already installed the CData ODBC Driver for PDFMonkey as well as PyCharm.

Add Pyodbc to the Project

Follow the steps below to add the pyodbc module to your project.

1. Click File -> Settings to open the project settings window.
2. Click Project Interpreter from the Project: YourProjectName menu.
3. To add pyodbc, click the + button and enter pyodbc.
4. Click Install Package to install pyodbc.

Connect to PDFMonkey

You can now connect with an ODBC connection string or a DSN. See the Getting Started section in the CData driver documentation for a guide to creating a DSN on your OS.

Using API Key Authentication

PdfMonkey uses API key authentication. To obtain an API key:

1. Log in to your PdfMonkey account at https://app.pdfmonkey.io
2. Navigate to your account settings
3. Open the API Key page
4. Copy your API key

After obtaining your API key, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

• APIKey: Set this to your PdfMonkey API key.

Example Connection String

Profile=C:\profiles\PdfMonkey.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings="APIKey=your_api_key"

Connecting to PdfMonkey

Once the authentication is configured, you can connect to PdfMonkey and query data from any of the available tables such as CurrentUser, DocumentCards, Documents, DocumentTemplateCards, and DocumentTemplates.

Below is the syntax for a DSN:

[CData API Source]
Driver = CData ODBC Driver for PDFMonkey
Description = My Description
Profile = C:\profiles\PdfMonkey.apip
AuthScheme = APIKey
ProfileSettings = "APIKey = your_api_key"

Execute SQL to PDFMonkey

Instantiate a Cursor and use the execute method of the Cursor class to execute any SQL statement.

import pyodbc

cnxn = pyodbc.connect('DRIVER={CData ODBC Driver for API};Profile = C:\profiles\PdfMonkey.apip;AuthScheme = APIKey;ProfileSettings = "APIKey = your_api_key"')
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT ,  FROM CurrentUser WHERE  = ''")
rows = cursor.fetchall()
for row in rows:
  print(row., row.)

After connecting to PDFMonkey in PyCharm using the CData ODBC Driver, you will be able to build Python apps with access to PDFMonkey data as if it were a standard database. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback regarding this tutorial, please contact us at [email protected].