Connect to QuickBooks Time Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to QuickBooks Time 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.

TSheets uses the OAuth2 standard for authentication and authorization. To construct your own OAuth app and connect to data, refer to OAuth section in the Help.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Time

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

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