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⇱ Import Real-Time Amazon DynamoDB Data via ODBC in ColdFusion to Build Applications

Import Real-Time Amazon DynamoDB Data via ODBC in ColdFusion to Build Applications

👁 Dibyendu Datta
Dibyendu Datta
Lead Technology Evangelist
Use CData ODBC drivers to import and use Amazon DynamoDB 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 Amazon DynamoDB, you can link your ColdFusion web and mobile applications to operational Amazon DynamoDB 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 Amazon DynamoDB data from within a ColdFusion markup file.

To follow along with this tutorial, you need to install the CData ODBC Driver for Amazon DynamoDB 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.

The connection to Amazon DynamoDB is made using your AccessKey, SecretKey, and optionally your Domain and Region. Your AccessKey and SecretKey can be obtained on the security credentials page for your Amazon Web Services account. Your Region will be displayed in the upper left-hand corner when you are logged into DynamoDB.

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 Amazon DynamoDB Data and display it in a table in ColdFusion:

  1. From the ColdFusion administrator interface, choose Data & Services. 👁 Selecting Data & Services
  2. 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. 👁 Adding Data Source Name
  3. From the ODBC DSN Dropdown menu select CData Amazon DynamoDB 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. 👁 Populating driver properties
  4. Now, test the connection by pressing the check mark to the left of the CDataAmazon DynamoDBODBC data source you just created. When the data source reports an "OK" status, it is ready for use. 👁 Testing the connection
  5. 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="Amazon DynamoDBQuery" dataSource="CDataAmazon DynamoDBODBC"> 
 SELECT * FROM Lead 
 </cfquery>
    And a CFTable can be used to quickly output the table in HTML: 
     
 <cftable 
 query = "Amazon DynamoDBQuery" 
 border = "1" 
 colHeaders 
 colSpacing = "2" 
 headerLines = "2" 
 HTMLTable 
 maxRows = "500" 
 startRow = "1"> 

 <cfcol header="<b>Industry</b>" align="Left" width=2 text="Industry"/> 

 <cfcol header="<b>Revenue</b>" align="Left" width=15 text="Revenue"/> 

 ...

 </cftable>
    Full code, including the HTML portion is available below: 
     
 <html> 
 <head><title>CData Software | Amazon DynamoDB Lead Table Demo </title></head> 
 <body> 
 <cfoutput>#ucase("Amazon DynamoDB Lead Table Demo")#</cfoutput> 
 <cfquery name="Amazon DynamoDBQuery" dataSource="CDataAmazon DynamoDBODBC"> 

 SELECT * FROM Lead 

 </cfquery> 
 <cftable 
 query = "Amazon DynamoDBQuery" 
 border = "1" 
 colHeaders 
 colSpacing = "2" 
 headerLines = "2" 
 HTMLTable 
 maxRows = "500" 
 startRow = "1"> 
 <cfcol header="<b>Industry</b>" align="Left" width=2 text="Industry"/> 

 <cfcol header="<b>Revenue</b>" align="Left" width=15 text="Revenue"/> 

 ...

 </cftable> 
 </body> 

 </html>
  6. Finally, run the code in a browser. It produces a table populated with Amazon DynamoDB data! 👁 Running the code

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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Amazon DynamoDB ODBC Driver

The Amazon DynamoDB ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Amazon DynamoDB NoSQL database, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access DynamoDB data like you would a database - read, write, and update NoSQL tables through a standard ODBC Driver interface.