Example: /SQL/FileMaker ODBC Connect

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/SQL/FileMaker ODBC Connect


Required plugins for this example: MBS SQL Plugin

You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /SQL/FileMaker ODBC Connect

This example is the version from Wed, 10th Jan 2017.

Project "FileMaker ODBC Connect.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Löschen"
Const kFileQuit = "Beenden"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
EventHandler Sub Open() dim con as new SQLConnectionMBS try // where is the library? if TargetMachO then // use default elseif TargetWin32 then // use default elseif TargetLinux then // change to your libraries path con.SetFileOption con.kOptionLibraryODBC, findfile("odbc.so") end if // connect to database // whatever connection string your ODBC server has dim connectionString as string = "Driver={FileMaker ODBC};Database=Contacts;Server=127.0.0.1;PRT=2399;UID=Admin;PWD=" con.Connect(connectionString, "", "", SQLConnectionMBS.kODBCClient) MsgBox "We are connected!" dim cmd as new SQLCommandMBS(con, "SELECT * FROM Contacts") cmd.Execute while cmd.FetchNext MsgBox cmd.Field("First").asStringValue wend // Disconnect is optional // autodisconnect will ocur in destructor if needed con.Disconnect msgbox "We are disconnected!" catch r as RuntimeException MsgBox r.message // SAConnection::Rollback() // can also throw an exception // (if a network error for example), // we will be ready try // on error rollback changes con.Rollback catch rr as runtimeexception MsgBox rr.message end try end try End EventHandler
Function FindFile(name as string) As FolderItem // Look for file in parent folders from executable on dim parent as FolderItem = app.ExecutableFile.Parent while parent<>Nil dim file as FolderItem = parent.Child(name) if file<>Nil and file.Exists then Return file end if parent = parent.Parent wend End Function
End Class
Class Window1 Inherits Window
End Class
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem FileMenu = "&Ablage"
MenuItem FileQuit = "#App.kFileQuit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Bearbeiten"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Rückgängig"
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "&Ausschneiden"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Kopieren"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Einfügen"
MenuItem EditClear = "#App.kEditClear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditSelectAll = "&Alles auswählen"
End MenuBar
End Project

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS SQL Plugin.


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