Connect to Planio Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

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

Planio API Profile Settings

Enable the REST API in Planio Administration Settings, then go to My Account > API Access Key and click Show to reveal your API key. Your subdomain is the prefix of your Planio account URL.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Planio

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

Using Planio 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 Planio 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_companies.SetTransObject(SQLCA);
dw_companies.Retrieve();