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The Oracle Sales ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Oracle Sales data, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Oracle Sales like you would a database - read, write, and update Leads, Contacts, Opportunities, Accounts, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Connect to Oracle Sales Data from PowerBuilder


This article demonstrates how to use the CData ODBC Driver for Oracle Sales to connect to Oracle Sales data and execute queries in PowerBuilder.

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

Connect to Oracle Sales 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.

Oracle Sales uses Basic authentication over SSL; after setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

  • Username: Set this to the user name that you use to log into your Oracle Cloud service.
  • Password: Set this to your password.
  • HostURL: Set this to the Web address (URL) of your Oracle Cloud service.

Create a Profile for the ODBC Driver for Oracle Sales

Follow the steps below to use the Database Painter tool to create a database profile based on an ODBC DSN (data source name) for Oracle Sales. In the Database Painter, you can use wizards and the UI to work with Oracle Sales 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 Oracle Sales DSN in the Data Source menu.
  4. To view and modify a table, right-click a table and then click Edit Data -> Grid.

Using Oracle Sales 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 Oracle Sales data into a DataWindow. You can add the following code to the open method:

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