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

Access Sybase IQ data like you would a database - read, write, and update Sybase IQ Tables, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Use the CData ODBC Driver for Sybase IQ in Microsoft Power Query


You can use the CData Sybase IQ ODBC Driver with Microsoft Power Query. In this article, you will use the ODBC driver to import Sybase IQ data into Microsoft Power Query.

The CData ODBC Driver for Sybase IQ enables you to link to Sybase IQ data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Sybase IQ data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Sybase IQ 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.

To connect to SybaseIQ, set User, Password, Server and Database properties. To secure connections with TLS/SSL, set UseSSL to TRUE.

Import Sybase IQ Data

Follow the steps below to import Sybase IQ data using standard SQL:

  1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

  2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData SybaseIQ Source

  3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

    SELECT ProductName, Price FROM Products WHERE ProductName = 'Konbu'

  4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.