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The Sage 50 UK ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Sage 50 UK, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Sage data like you would a database - read, write, and update Sage Customers, Transactions, Invoices, Sales Receipts, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Connect to Sage 50 UK Data from PowerBuilder


This article demonstrates how to use the CData ODBC Driver for Sage 50 UK to connect to Sage 50 UK data and execute queries in PowerBuilder.

The CData ODBC Driver for Sage 50 UK can be used from any platform or development technology that supports ODBC, including PowerBuilder. This article shows how to connect to Sage 50 UK data and execute queries from the Database Painter and controls such as the DataWindow.

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: 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:

  1. If you have not already done so, open the Sage 50 UK software.
  2. Click Tools -> Internet Options.
  3. Select the SData Settings tab.
  4. 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.
  5. Set the URL property to the value in the address field next to the company desired.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Sage 50 UK

Follow the steps below to use the Database Painter tool to create a database profile based on an ODBC DSN (data source name) for Sage 50 UK. In the Database Painter, you can use wizards and the UI to work with Sage 50 UK 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 Sage 50 UK DSN in the Data Source menu.
  4. To view and modify a table, right-click a table and then click Edit Data -> Grid.

Using Sage 50 UK 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 Sage 50 UK data into a DataWindow. You can add the following code to the open method:

SQLCA.DBMS = "ODBC" SQLCA.DBParm = "ConnectString='DSN=CData Sage50UK Source'" CONNECT USING SQLCA; dw_tradingaccounts.SetTransObject(SQLCA); dw_tradingaccounts.Retrieve();