Connect to ActiveCampaign Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to ActiveCampaign 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.

ActiveCampaign supports authenticating with the API Key. To connect to ActiveCampaign, set the following:

• URL: This can be found in your account on the My Settings page under the Developer tab. For example: https://{yourAccountName}.api-us1.com
• APIKey: This can be found in your account on the Settings page under the Developer tab. Each user in your ActiveCampaign account has their own unique API key.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for ActiveCampaign

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

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

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