Connect to Qualaroo Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to Qualaroo 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.

Qualaroo uses HTTP Basic Authentication to control access to the API. You will need your API Key and API Secret, which can be found under Account Details > Reporting API in the Qualaroo dashboard.

Using Basic Authentication

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

• AuthScheme: Set this to Basic.
• User: Set this to your Qualaroo API Key.
• Password: Set this to your Qualaroo API Secret.

Example connection string:

Profile=C:\profiles\Qualaroo.apip;AuthScheme=Basic;User=your_api_key;Password=your_api_secret;

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Qualaroo

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

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