Connect to Pinterest Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to Pinterest 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.

Pinterest authentication is based on the standard OAuth flow. To authenticate, you must initially create an app via the Pinterest developer platform where you can obtain an OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL.

Set InitiateOAuth to GETANDREFRESH and set OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL based on the property values for the app you created.

See the Help documentation for other OAuth authentication flows.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Pinterest

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

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