Connect to SparkPost Data in DBArtisan
The CData ODBC Driver for SparkPost seamlessly integrates SparkPost data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access SparkPost data as a database. This article shows how to create an data source for SparkPost in DBArtisan and execute queries. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.
Integrate SparkPost Data into DBArtisan Projects
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 SparkPost Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\SparkPost.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for SparkPost (see below).
SparkPost API Profile Settings
Generate an API key by navigating to Configuration > API Keys > Create API Key in your SparkPost account.
You can then follow the steps below to register SparkPost data as a database instance in your project:
- In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
- Select Generic ODBC.
- Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN.
- Finish the wizard to connect to SparkPost data. SparkPost entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.
You can now work with SparkPost data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the SparkPost API.
