Connect to Vimeo Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to Vimeo 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.

Vimeo is a professional video hosting platform. The Vimeo API uses personal access tokens (bearer tokens) to enable secure access to video metadata, user information, channels, groups, categories, and related resources.

Using API Key Authentication

To authenticate to the Vimeo API, you will need to provide a personal access token. To obtain your access token:

1. Log in to your Vimeo account at https://vimeo.com
2. Navigate to https://developer.vimeo.com/apps
3. Create a new app or select an existing app
4. Under "Personal Access Tokens", click "Generate" to create a new token
5. Select the required scopes: public and private for read access
6. Copy the generated token

After obtaining your access token, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
• APIKey: Set this to your Vimeo personal access token.

Example connection string

Profile=C:\profiles\Vimeo.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_personal_access_token';

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Vimeo

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

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

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