How to Query Azure Table Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Azure Table to query Azure Table data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Azure Table data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Azure Table Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

Specify your AccessKey and your Account to connect. Set the Account property to the Storage Account Name and set AccessKey to one of the Access Keys. Either the Primary or Secondary Access Keys can be used. To obtain these values, navigate to the Storage Accounts blade in the Azure portal. You can obtain the access key by selecting your account and clicking Access Keys in the Settings section.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Azure Table data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

👁 Creating a MySQL Remoting Service in SQL Gateway (Salesforce is shown)

Query Azure Table from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Azure Table database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Azure Table data.

Connect to Azure Table through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Azure Table).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Azure Table Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Azure Table).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Azure Table data, like SELECT * FROM `CData AzureTables Sys`.NorthwindProducts;

With access to live Azure Table data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Azure Table, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for Azure and the CData SQL Gateway.