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Complete read-write access to QuickBooks Point of Sale enables developers to search (Customers, Transactions, Invoices, Sales Receipts, etc.), update items, edit customers, and more, from any .NET application.

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Connect to QuickBooks POS Data from PowerBuilder


This article demonstrates how to access QuickBooks POS data from Appeon PowerBuilder using the CData ADO.NET Provider for QuickBooks POS.

This article demonstrates using the CData ADO.NET Provider for QuickBooks POS in PowerBuilder, showcasing the ease of use and compatibility of these standards-based controls across various platforms and development technologies that support Microsoft .NET, including Appeon PowerBuilder.

This article shows how to create a basic PowerBuilder application that uses the CData ADO.NET Provider for QuickBooks POS to perform reads and writes.

  1. In a new WPF Window Application solution, add all the Visual Controls needed for the connection properties.

    When you are connecting to a local QuickBooks instance, you do not need to set any connection properties.

    Requests are made to QuickBooks POS through the Remote Connector. The Remote Connector runs on the same machine as QuickBooks POS and accepts connections through a lightweight, embedded Web server. The server supports SSL/TLS, enabling users to connect securely from remote machines.

    The first time you connect, you will need to authorize the Remote Connector with QuickBooks POS. See the "Getting Started" chapter of the help documentation for a guide.

  2. Add the DataGrid control from the .NET controls.
  3. Configure the columns of the DataGrid control. Below are several columns from the Account table: <DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="False" Margin="13,249,12,14" Name="datagrid1" TabIndex="70" ItemsSource="{Binding}"> <DataGrid.Columns> <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="idColumn" Binding="{Binding Path=ListId}" Header="ListId" Width="SizeToHeader" /> <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="nameColumn" Binding="{Binding Path=ListId}" Header="ListId" Width="SizeToHeader" /> ... </DataGrid.Columns> </DataGrid>
  4. Add a reference to the CData ADO.NET Provider for QuickBooks POS assembly.

Connect the DataGrid

Once the visual elements have been configured, you can use standard ADO.NET objects like Connection, Command, and DataAdapter to populate a DataTable with the results of an SQL query:

System.Data.CData.QuickBooksPOS.QuickBooksPOSConnection conn conn = create System.Data.CData.QuickBooksPOS.QuickBooksPOSConnection(connectionString) System.Data.CData.QuickBooksPOS.QuickBooksPOSCommand comm comm = create System.Data.CData.QuickBooksPOS.QuickBooksPOSCommand(command, conn) System.Data.DataTable table table = create System.Data.DataTable System.Data.CData.QuickBooksPOS.QuickBooksPOSDataAdapter dataAdapter dataAdapter = create System.Data.CData.QuickBooksPOS.QuickBooksPOSDataAdapter(comm) dataAdapter.Fill(table) datagrid1.ItemsSource=table.DefaultView

The code above can be used to bind data from the specified query to the DataGrid.