Connect to Quickbase Data in Aqua Data Studio

The CData JDBC Driver for Quickbase integrates Quickbase data with wizards and analytics in IDEs like Aqua Data Studio. This article shows how to connect to Quickbase data through the connection manager and execute queries.

Create a JDBC Data Source

You can use the connection manager to define connection properties and save them in a new JDBC data source. The Quickbase data source can then be accessed from Aqua Data Studio tools.

1. In Aqua Data Studio, select Register Server from the Servers menu.
2. In the Register Server form, select the 'Generic - JDBC' connection.
3. Enter the following JDBC connection properties:
   • Name: Enter a name for the data source; for example, Quickbase.
   • Driver Location: Click the Browse button and select the cdata.jdbc.quickbase.jar file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
   • Driver: Enter the Driver's class name, cdata.jdbc.quickbase.QuickBaseDriver.

   • URL: Enter the JDBC URL, which starts with jdbc:quickbase: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     User Authentication Method

     To authenticate with user credentials, specify the following connection properties:

     1. Set the User and Password.
     2. If your application requires an ApplicationToken;, you must provide it otherwise an error will be thrown. You can find the ApplicationToken under SpecificApp > Settings > App management > App properties > Advanced settings > Security options > Manage Application Token.

     User Token Authentication

     To authenticate with a user token, specify the following connection properties:

     1. Set UserToken and you are ready to connect. You can find the UserToken under Quick Base > My Preferences > My User Information > Manage User Tokens.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.quickbase.jar

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

     A typical JDBC URL is below:
     jdbc:quickbase:[email protected];Password=password;Domain=myinstance.quickbase.com;ApplicationToken=bwkxrb5da2wn57bzfh9xn24

Query Quickbase Data

You can now query the tables exposed.