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Use CData ODBC drivers to import and use Teradata data in ColdFusion.
Adobe ColdFusion is a web and mobile application development platform. It uses its own scripting language, ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML), to create data-driven websites as well as generate remote services, such as REST. When ColdFusion is paired with the CData ODBC Driver for Teradata, you can link your ColdFusion web and mobile applications to operational Teradata data. This allows for your applications to be more robust and complete. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to create a table populated with Teradata data from within a ColdFusion markup file.
To follow along with this tutorial, you need to install the CData ODBC Driver for Teradata and Adobe ColdFusion.
Configuring the Connection
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 process. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
To connect to Teradata, provide authentication information and specify the database server name.
- User: Set this to the username of a Teradata user.
- Password: Set this to the password of the Teradata user.
- DataSource: Specify the Teradata server name, DBC Name, or TDPID.
- Port: Specify the port the server is running on.
- Database: Specify the database name. If not specified, the default database is used.
Adding a Data Source and Creating a Table
After creating a DSN, follow the steps below to add a new data source, test our connection to it, create a ColdFusion markup file, and, finally, import Teradata Teradata data and display it in a table in ColdFusion:
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From the ColdFusion administrator interface, choose Data & Services.
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Here, click "Add New Data Source". The data source name can be any name, provided it conforms to the ColdFusion
variable naming conventions. For our ODBC driver, choose "ODBC Socket", then click the "Add" button.
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From the ODBC DSN Dropdown menu select CData Teradata Sys. Under the Advanced Settings section, leave the
Connection String blank. Note that any properties specified in this input field will override the ones specified in the
DSN Configuration.
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Now, test the connection by pressing the check mark to the left of the CDataTeradataODBC data source you just created.
When the data source reports an "OK" status, it is ready for use.
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Next, create a new ColdFusion Markup file (.cfm) and place it in the wwwroot directory ("C:\ColdFusion2021\cfusion\wwwroot")
for ColdFusion.
The following code queries the data source:
<cfquery name="TeradataQuery" dataSource="CDataTeradataODBC"> SELECT * FROM NorthwindProducts </cfquery>
And a CFTable can be used to quickly output the table in HTML:<cftable query = "TeradataQuery" border = "1" colHeaders colSpacing = "2" headerLines = "2" HTMLTable maxRows = "500" startRow = "1"> <cfcol header="<b>ProductId</b>" align="Left" width=2 text="ProductId"/> <cfcol header="<b>ProductName</b>" align="Left" width=15 text="ProductName"/> ... </cftable>
Full code, including the HTML portion is available below:<html> <head><title>CData Software | Teradata NorthwindProducts Table Demo </title></head> <body> <cfoutput>#ucase("Teradata NorthwindProducts Table Demo")#</cfoutput> <cfquery name="TeradataQuery" dataSource="CDataTeradataODBC"> SELECT * FROM NorthwindProducts </cfquery> <cftable query = "TeradataQuery" border = "1" colHeaders colSpacing = "2" headerLines = "2" HTMLTable maxRows = "500" startRow = "1"> <cfcol header="<b>ProductId</b>" align="Left" width=2 text="ProductId"/> <cfcol header="<b>ProductName</b>" align="Left" width=15 text="ProductName"/> ... </cftable> </body> </html>
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Finally, run the code in a browser. It produces a table populated with Teradata data!
As a note, the CData ODBC Drivers also support parameterized queries using the cfqueryparam element.
For example:
SELECT * FROM Account WHERE name =
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