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Connect to Basecamp Data in Ruby
Connect to Basecamp data in Ruby with ruby-dbi, dbd-odbc, and ruby-odbc.
The CData ODBC Driver for Basecamp makes it easy to integrate connectivity to live Basecamp data in Ruby. This article shows how to create a simple Ruby app that connects to Basecamp data, executes a query, and displays the results.
Create an ODBC Connection to Basecamp Data
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.
Basecamp uses basic or OAuth 2.0 authentication. To use basic authentication you will need the user and password that you use for logging in to Basecamp. To authenticate to Basecamp via OAuth 2.0, you will need to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties by registering an app with Basecamp.
See the Getting Started section in the help documentation for a connection guide.
Additionally, you will need to specify the AccountId connection property. This can be copied from the URL after you log in.
Installing Ruby and Necessary Gems
If you do not have Ruby installed, refer to the Ruby installation page. With Ruby installed, you will need to install the ruby-dbi, dbd-odbc, and ruby-odbc gems:
gem install dbi
gem install dbd-odbc
gem install ruby-odbc
Create a Ruby App with Connectivity to Basecamp Data
Create a new Ruby file (for example: BasecampSelect.rb) and open it in a text editor. Copy the following code into your file:
#connect to the DSN
require 'DBI'
cnxn = DBI.connect('DBI:ODBC:CData Basecamp Source','','')
#execute a SELECT query and store the result set
resultSet = cnxn.execute("SELECT Name, DocumentsCount FROM Projects")
#display the names of the columns
resultSet.column_names.each do |name|
print name, "\t"
end
puts
#display the results
while row = resultSet.fetch do
(0..resultSet.column_names.size - 1).each do |n|
print row[n], "\t"
end
puts
end
resultSet.finish
#close the connection
cnxn.disconnect if cnxn
With the file completed, you are ready to display your Basecamp data with Ruby. To do so, simply run your file from the command line:
ruby BasecampSelect.rb
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