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⇱ How to Query Quickbase Data in MySQL Workbench

How to Query Quickbase Data in MySQL Workbench

👁 Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
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Execute MySQL queries against live Quickbase data from MySQL Workbench.

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

Connect to Quickbase 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.

User Authentication Method

To authenticate with user credentials, specify the following connection properties:

  1. Set the User and Password.
  2. If your application requires an ApplicationToken;, you must provide it otherwise an error will be thrown. You can find the ApplicationToken under SpecificApp > Settings > App management > App properties > Advanced settings > Security options > Manage Application Token.

User Token Authentication

To authenticate with a user token, specify the following connection properties:

  1. Set UserToken and you are ready to connect. You can find the UserToken under Quick Base > My Preferences > My User Information > Manage User Tokens.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Quickbase 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 Quickbase from MySQL Workbench

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

Connect to Quickbase through the SQL Gateway

  1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
  2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Quickbase).
  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.

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Query Quickbase Data

  1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Quickbase).
  2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
  3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Quickbase data, like SELECT * FROM `CData QuickBase Sys`.SampleTable_1;
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Quickbase ODBC Driver

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

Access Quickbase data like you would a database - read, write, and update Quickbase Applications, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.