Connect to SAP HANA Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to SAP HANA 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.

Set the Server, Database and Port properties to specify the address of your SAP Hana database to interact with. Set the User and the Password properties to authenticate to the server.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for SAP HANA

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

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