Viewing Sybase IQ Data in RAD Studio Data Explorer

Embarcadero RAD Studio provides a development environment for Delphi and C++Builder applications. With the CData ODBC Driver for Sybase IQ, you gain access to live Sybase IQ data within RAD Studio, abstracting the data into tables, views, and stored procedures that can be used to both retrieve and update Sybase IQ data. This article will walk through connecting to Sybase IQ using the Data Explorer.

Configure a Connection to Sybase IQ

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.

To connect to SybaseIQ, set User, Password, Server and Database properties. To secure connections with TLS/SSL, set UseSSL to TRUE.

Connecting to Sybase IQ Data Using Data Explorer

You can create a simple application for displaying Sybase IQ data by utilizing the CData FireDAC Components for Sybase IQ and a new VCL Forms Application:

1. Open the Data Explorer in RAD Studio and expand FireDAC.
2. Right-click the ODBC Data Source node in the Data Explorer.
3. Click Add New Connection. 👁 Adding a New Connection. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
4. Enter a name for the connection.
5. In the FireDAC Connection Editor that appears, set the DataSource property to the name of the ODBC DSN for Sybase IQ. 👁 Setting the Connection Parameters. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
6. Back in the Data Explorer, expand the tables for the connection.

7. Create a new VCL Forms application and drag a table (for example: Products) onto the form.

   👁 Placing the Table on the Form. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
8. Select the ProductsTable object on the form and set the Active property to true.

9. Right-click on the object, bind visually, and link everything (*) to a new control (TStringGrid).

   👁 Visually Binding the Table. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

10. Arrange the TStringGrid on the form and run the application to see the Products data.

    👁 The Table data on a Form. (Salesforce is shown.)
    

Related Articles

Below you can find other articles for using the CData ODBC Driver with RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++ Builder.

• DataBind Controls to Sybase IQ Data in C++Builder
• DataBind Controls to Sybase IQ Data in Delphi
• Build a Simple VCL Application for Sybase IQ Data