QuickBooks Desktop ODBC Driver for RAD Studio Connection

Accessing the QuickBooks Desktop database can be fast and seamless by using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) solution. Providing full interoperability, the ODBC driver for QuickBooks Desktop allows you to access live QuickBooks Desktop data directly from RAD Studio. It enables you to retrieve data to RAD Studio, and review and modify these data right in this application.

QuickBooks Desktop Key Features

  • Customization and flexibility
  • Forecasting and analytics
  • Files sync and share
  • Sales automation

RAD Studio Key Features

  • Cross-platform development
  • Live data preview
  • Integrated Debugger
  • Code editor with code completion
Native Connectivity to QuickBooks Desktop

Direct Connection

Our data connector enables various ODBC-aware applications to establish a direct connection to QuickBooks Desktop via TCP/IP to eliminate the need for a QuickBooks Desktop client. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between RAD Studio and QuickBooks Desktop for real-time analytics. It streamlines the deployment process since there is no need to distribute any additional client-side software with the ODBC driver for QuickBooks Desktop.

What are some reasons to choose Devart ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Desktop?

Integration

Integration

ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Desktop is compatible with RAD Studio allowing extraction of data by executing SQL statements.

Platforms Variety

Platforms Variety

ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Desktop can be used with 32-bit and 64-bit applications on both x32 and x64 platforms, so there is no need to additionally configure the driver, applications, or environment.

Fully Unicode-Compliant Driver

Fully Unicode-Compliant Driver

With our fully Unicode-compliant driver, you can properly retrieve and modify any data in multilingual QuickBooks Desktop databases, regardless of their character set: Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Chinese, etc., and in any language environment.

How to download, install, and configure ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Desktop?

Download the driver. Run the installer and follow the instructions in the wizard. Open ODBC Data Sources. In the System DSN tab, click Add. Select the needed driver and click Finish.
In the License tab of the Configuration dialog, click Input Activation Key and enter your key. Click OK.
In the General tab of the Configuration dialog, fill in the fields with the database connection data. To test the connectivity, click Test Connection. To save the DSN, click OK.
Tools

How to connect RAD Studio to QuickBooks Desktop data source and access data in 3 steps

Install the driver and configure an ODBC data source in the driver settings

01. Install the ODBC driver and UniDAC. Configure an ODBC data source in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. To ensure that the connection is set up correctly, click Test Connection, and to save the DSN, click OK in the dialog.

Install the ODBC driver for RAD Studio
Start SQL Server Management Studio and create a linked server

02. Open RAD Studio and select Windows VCL Application. Put the UniConnection and UniTable components on the form. In UniConnection, select ODBC from Provider and select the pre-created DSN from Server. Click Connect.

Select Database Source in RAD Studio
Run a query against the data storage

03. Open the UniTable component. Navigate to the SQL tab, and from the Table Name menu choose the table you want to work with. Once you've selected the desired table, click Data Editor. As a result, you'll see data from the requested table.

Retrieve tables from linked database in RAD Studio

Advantages of Connectivity to QuickBooks Desktop from RAD Studio via ODBC Driver

Secure Connection

Secure Connection

Every operation with QuickBooks Desktop becomes significantly faster using such capabilities of our driver as local data caching, connection pooling, and much more.

Working with RAD Studio using Multiple Functions

Working with RAD Studio using Multiple Functions

Using RAD Studio, you can create tables, add data, select, delete, sort, edit, combine data from several database tables, and find unique values quickly and easily.

ODBC Conformance

ODBC Conformance

The driver fully supports the ODBC interface, its data types, and functions. It offers advanced connection string parameters and allows any ODBC-compliant desktop or web application to connect to QuickBooks Desktop from RAD Studio on various platforms.

Simple SQL Querying on RAD Studio Files

Simple SQL Querying on RAD Studio Files

RAD Studio processes SQL through its SQL dialect. Using ODBC connection, it is simple to execute different SQL queries to retrieve entire tables or specific columns from Excel, filter data, format data, numbers, etc.

Cost-Effective Deployment

Cost-Effective Deployment

Installing the driver is easy with the standalone installation file. There is no need in deploying and configuring any additional software which results in a reduction in deployment costs.

Sharing Your Data with Excel

Sharing Your Data with RAD Studio

You can share your data with other users in RAD Studio quickly and easily. Upload your RAD Studio data to the SharePoint lists so that it can be available for you and others to use to create reports, data models, dashboards, etc.

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