Connect to eBay Analytics Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to eBay Analytics 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.

You can authenticate to eBay Analytics only via the OAuth 2 authentication method. The eBay Analytics API requires an access token created with the authorization code grant flow to authorize the requests.

You can follow the guide in the Help documentation for a step by step guide on how to authenticate using the OAuth 2 protocol.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for eBay Analytics

Follow the steps below to use the Database Painter tool to create a database profile based on an ODBC DSN (data source name) for eBay Analytics. In the Database Painter, you can use wizards and the UI to work with eBay Analytics 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 eBay Analytics 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 eBay Analytics 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 eBay Analytics data into a DataWindow. You can add the following code to the open method:

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