The CData ODBC Driver for Sage 50 UK enables you to access Sage 50 UK data using the ODBC standard. You can use the CData ODBC Driver for Sage 50 UK to integrate Sage 50 UK data into your FoxPro project. The procedure below provides a walk-through of the included code sample, which saves Sage 50 UK data into tables in a FoxPro database.
Connect to Sage 50 UK 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.
NOTE: Set the 'Map To WVarchar' connection property to FALSE (FoxPro uses the ODBC W API and returns the WCHAR for the value type).
Note: Only Sage 50 UK 2012 and above are supported.
The User and Password properties, under the Connection section, must be set to valid Sage 50 UK user credentials. These values will be the same used
to log in to the Sage 50 UK software.
Additionally, the URL property, under the Connection section, will need to be set to the address of the company dataset desired. To obtain the address, do the following:
- If you have not already done so, open the Sage 50 UK software.
- Click Tools -> Internet Options.
- Select the SData Settings tab.
- Click the Details button next to Sage 50 Accounts. A window is displayed containing a list of company names along with the address to their corresponding datasets.
- Set the URL property to the value in the address field next to the company desired.
Connect and Transfer
To get started, add the code sample to a new project. You can execute the following command to save all tables without displaying them:
DO C:\Temp\sqldump.prg WITH "CData Sage50UK Source", "TESTDB", .f.
Below is the process that the program follows:
- Create a new FoxPro database.
Open a connection to Sage 50 UK data with the line below:
m.hSQLconnection = SQLCONNECT(m.cODBCDSN)
If the connection was successful, you can now retrieve the list of tables using the SQLTABLES function. The code below saves the list of tables in sys_tables.dbf:
WAIT WINDOW "Fetching tables for data source '" + m.cODBCDSN + "'..." NOWAIT NOCLEAR
m.nSQLTABLES = SQLTABLES(m.hSQLconnection)
IF lUseDistinctConnections
WAIT WINDOW "Closing ODBC Connection for data source '" + m.cODBCDSN + "'..." NOWAIT NOCLEAR
SQLDISCONNECT(m.hSQLconnection)
m.hSQLconnection = 0 * SQLCONNECT needs to be called again
ENDIF
IF m.nSQLTABLES > 0
* create local table containing list of tables in db
COPY TO (m.cImportData + "sys_tables")
USE
* convert each table to DBF
USE (m.cImportData + "sys_tables")
ALTER TABLE DBF("sys_tables") ;
ADD COLUMN records i ;
ADD COLUMN dbfname m
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Scan over each table, saving it to a DBF file. The function ODBCtoDBF stores the table in a DBF file and then opens a grid if the lBrowse parameter is set to true:
FUNCTION ODBCtoDBF (cTableName as String, cTableType as String, lBrowse as Logical, lhSQLConnection as Integer)
WAIT WINDOW ;
"Converting " + m.cTableType + ' "' + m.cTableName + '" to DBF...' ;
NOWAIT NOCLEAR
ACTIVATE SCREEN
* strip characters incompatible with FoxPro out of the name of the DBF file
m.cTableAlias = ""
m.nTableNameLen = LEN(m.cTableName)
m.nTableNameStart = 1
FOR m.nTableNameStart = 1 TO m.nTableNameLen
m.cCharacter = SUBSTR(m.cTableName, m.nTableNameStart, 1)
IF !ISALPHA(m.cCharacter) .and. (m.nTableNameStart = 1 .or. !ISDIGIT(m.cCharacter))
m.cTableAlias = m.cTableAlias + "_"
ELSE
m.cTableAlias = m.cTableAlias + m.cCharacter
ENDIF
ENDFOR
m.cFromTable = m.cTableName
m.cTempViewAlias = m.cTableType + "_" + m.cTableAlias
LOCAL loException as Exception
LOCAL lnResultSets
TRY
* run query
m.lnResultSets = SQLEXEC(m.lhSQLConnection, ;
"SELECT * FROM " + m.cFromTable, ;
m.cTempViewAlias, ;
aSQLResult)
IF m.lnResultSets#1
SET STEP ON
ENDIF
ACTIVATE SCREEN
CATCH TO m.loException
ACTIVATE SCREEN
? "Error opening " + m.cTempViewAlias + ":"
? m.loException.Message
? m.loException.Details
ENDTRY
IF !USED(m.cTempViewAlias)
RETURN
ENDIF
* copy records from view cursor to disk
SELECT * FROM (m.cTempViewAlias) ;
INTO TABLE (m.cImportData + m.cTableAlias)
IF USED(m.cTableAlias)
ACTIVATE SCREEN
FLUSH && flush the buffer to write the data to disk
IF m.lBrowse
* pop the table up on screen
SELECT (m.cTableAlias)
BROWSE NORMAL NOMODIFY NOWAIT
ACTIVATE SCREEN
ELSE
* close on-disk table for now
USE IN (m.cTableAlias)
ACTIVATE SCREEN
ENDIF
ENDIF
IF USED(m.cTempViewAlias)
USE IN &cTempViewAlias && close SQL view
ACTIVATE SCREEN
ENDIF
WAIT CLEAR
ENDFUNC
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You can now save tables of Sage 50 UK data as DBF files.
Below is the full code, in FoxPro 9 syntax:
PARAMETERS cODBCDSN, cDatabaseName, lBrowseAfterConvert
* cODBCDSN The ODBC data source name, used for the name of the folder where the DBF tables are stored.
* cDatabaseName The name of the FoxPro database to use. This database is created if it does not exist. The default is DATABASE_NAME.
*
* lBrowseAfterConvert If ".t." display each table with the BROWSE command after importing it. If ".f." close each table before moving on to the next one.
#define ODBC_DATASOURCE "DataSourceName"
#define DATABASE_NAME "odbcdata"
m.m_tpath = ".\" && root directory for data
ON ERROR
SET SAFETY OFF
IF VARTYPE(m.cODBCDSN)#"C" .or. EMPTY(m.cODBCDSN)
m.cODBCDSN = ODBC_DATASOURCE
ENDIF
IF VARTYPE(m.cDatabaseName)#"C" .or. EMPTY(m.cDatabaseName)
m.cDatabaseName = DATABASE_NAME
ENDIF
m.cImportData = m.cODBCDSN + "\"
CLOSE TABLES ALL
CLOSE DATABASES ALL
IF !DIRECTORY(m.cImportData)
MKDIR (m.cImportData)
ENDIF
CREATE DATABASE (m.cDatabaseName)
CREATE CONNECTION (m.cDatabaseName) DATASOURCE (m.cODBCDSN) DATABASE (m.cDatabaseName)
WAIT WINDOW "Opening ODBC Connection for data source '" + m.cODBCDSN + "'..." NOWAIT NOCLEAR
m.hSQLconnection = SQLCONNECT(m.cODBCDSN)
IF m.hSQLconnection > 0
* Connection successful; get list of tables
WAIT WINDOW "Fetching tables for data source '" + m.cODBCDSN + "'..." NOWAIT NOCLEAR
m.nSQLTABLES = SQLTABLES(m.hSQLconnection)
IF m.nSQLTABLES > 0
* Create local table containing list of tables in db
COPY TO (m.cImportData + "sys_tables")
USE
* Convert each table to DBF
USE (m.cImportData + "sys_tables")
ALTER TABLE DBF("sys_tables") ;
ADD COLUMN records i ;
ADD COLUMN dbfname m
SCAN
m.cCurrentTable = TRIM(sys_tables.table_name)
m.cCurrentTableType = TRIM(sys_tables.table_type) && Valid values are "SYSTEMTABLE", "TABLE", and "VIEW".
IF m.cCurrentTableType = "TABLE" or m.cCurrentTableType = "VIEW"
ODBCtoDBF(m.cCurrentTable, m.cCurrentTableType, m.lBrowseAfterConvert, m.hSQLConnection)
ELSE
ACTIVATE SCREEN
? "ERROR:", m.cCurrentTable, "Couldn't open ODBC connection."
=MESSAGEBOX("couldn't open data source " + m.cODBCDSN + " for table " + m.cCurrentTable + ".")
ENDIF
ENDSCAN
BROWSE NORMAL NOWAIT
ELSE
=MESSAGEBOX("No tables found in data source " + m.cODBCDSN + ".")
SET STEP ON
ENDIF
SQLDISCONNECT(m.hSQLconnection)
ELSE
=MESSAGEBOX("Could not open data source " + m.cODBCDSN + ".")
SET STEP ON
ENDIF
FUNCTION ODBCtoDBF (cTableName as String, cTableType as String, lBrowse as Logical, lhSQLConnection as Integer)
WAIT WINDOW ;
"Converting " + m.cTableType + ' "' + m.cTableName + '" to DBF...' ;
NOWAIT NOCLEAR
ACTIVATE SCREEN
* Strip characters incompatible with FoxPro out of the name of the DBF file
m.cTableAlias = ""
m.nTableNameLen = LEN(m.cTableName)
m.nTableNameStart = 1
FOR m.nTableNameStart = 1 TO m.nTableNameLen
m.cCharacter = SUBSTR(m.cTableName, m.nTableNameStart, 1)
IF !ISALPHA(m.cCharacter) .and. (m.nTableNameStart = 1 .or. !ISDIGIT(m.cCharacter))
m.cTableAlias = m.cTableAlias + "_"
ELSE
m.cTableAlias = m.cTableAlias + m.cCharacter
ENDIF
ENDFOR
m.cFromTable = m.cTableName
m.cTempViewAlias = m.cTableType + "_" + m.cTableAlias
LOCAL loException as Exception
LOCAL lnResultSets
TRY
* Run query
m.lnResultSets = SQLEXEC(m.lhSQLConnection, ;
"SELECT * FROM " + m.cFromTable, ;
m.cTempViewAlias, ;
aSQLResult)
IF m.lnResultSets#1
SET STEP ON
ENDIF
ACTIVATE SCREEN
CATCH TO m.loException
ACTIVATE SCREEN
? "Error opening " + m.cTempViewAlias + ":"
? m.loException.Message
? m.loException.Details
ENDTRY
IF !USED(m.cTempViewAlias)
RETURN
ENDIF
* Copy records from view cursor to disk
SELECT * FROM (m.cTempViewAlias) ;
INTO TABLE (m.cImportData + m.cTableAlias)
IF USED(m.cTableAlias)
ACTIVATE SCREEN
FLUSH && Flush the buffer to write the data to disk
IF m.lBrowse
* Display the table on screen
SELECT (m.cTableAlias)
BROWSE NORMAL NOMODIFY NOWAIT
ACTIVATE SCREEN
ELSE
* Close on-disk table
USE IN (m.cTableAlias)
ACTIVATE SCREEN
ENDIF
ENDIF
IF USED(m.cTempViewAlias)
USE IN &cTempViewAlias && Close SQL view
ACTIVATE SCREEN
ENDIF
WAIT CLEAR
ENDFUNC