Connect to Zoho Inventory Data from PowerBuilder via ODBC

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

Connect to Zoho Inventory 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.

In order to connect to Zoho Inventory, set the following connection properties:

• OrganizationId: set this to the ID associated with your specific Zoho Inventory organization
• InitiateOAuth: set the to "GETANDREFRESH"
• AccountsServer (Optional): set this full Account Server URL (only when manually refreshing the OAuth token)

The connectors use OAuth to authenticate with Zoho Inventory. For more information, refer to the Getting Started section of the Help documentation.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Zoho Inventory

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

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