Create an ODBC connection in RStudio with Devart ODBC Drivers

RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for the R programming language, which is widely used for statistical computing and graphics. It provides a user-friendly interface with features such as a code editor, data visualization tools, project management, and package management that make it easy to write, debug, and visualize R code.

RStudio can be connected to data sources using Devart ODBC Drivers, allowing seamless access to various databases directly from RStudio. This integration enhances data analysis workflows by providing a reliable and efficient way to query and manipulate data from different sources, ensuring flexibility and performance in handling large datasets.

Key features

Direct mode

Native connection to traditional databases and cloud-based services from RStudio using an ODBC driver. No need to use client software to establish an RStudio ODBC connection and fetch your sales figures table from databases, such as Oracle, MySQL, or PostgreSQL, and cloud services, such as Salesforce, QuickBooks, or Zoho CRM.

SQL data type mapping

Full support and mapping of data source-specific SQL data types to the standard ODBC data types. Access diverse data stores from RStudio through a unified interface with exceptional speed. You can create custom mappings between data source fields and ODBC data types.

Secure connection

Devart ODBC Drivers use SSL/SSH and HTTPS tunneling to protect user data as it flows between a remote server and RStudio over the internet. Tunneling allows you to send communications securely between machines.

ANSI SQL-92 standard support for cloud services

Devart ODBC Drivers address one of the major challenges of retrieving data from email marketing, CRM, accounting, and other cloud applications into RStudio: their lack of adequate API support for SQL‑92 standard SQL commands. Our drivers are designed to get the most out of cloud service APIs.

How to connect RStudio to an ODBC data source and access data in 3 steps

01. Install the driver and configure an ODBC data source in driver settings. You can check the connection by clicking Test Connection.

02. Open RStudio. In the Output pane, go to the Packages tab and select the RODBC checkbox.

Packages tab of the Output pane in RStudio

03. In the Console pane, enter your script and press Enter to run it. View the result in the Source and Environment panes.

Script and its result displayed in RStudio

Why pick Devart ODBC Drivers for RStudio?

Fully Unicode-compliant ODBC drivers

Unicode is the universal standard for encoding characters in most languages. Our ODBC drivers provide a Unicode-compliant way to work with strings and characters in databases: they are capable of mapping Unicode function calls and string data types to ANSI encoding.

All major versions of data stores are supported

Our ODBC drivers can be used to interact and perform SQL CRUD operations on popular traditional databases and cloud services from RStudio, such as MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Salesforce, or Mailchimp.

Regular feature update rollouts and timely bug fixes

Regular feature updates and timely bug fixes

We frequently release new versions of ODBC drivers with new capabilities or enhancements for already existing features. Changes and new features are added to the roadmap based on customer feedback. Bug fixes and minor improvements are released as nightly builds to resolve issues in a timely fashion.

Strict compliance with Microsoft ODBC 3.52 Specification

Our ODBC drivers provide full support for the standard Open Database Connectivity API functions and data types. ODBC interface allows RStudio to connect to ODBC databases using the SQL language. Additionally, we have designed Advanced Connection String parameters that implement different types of behavior.

Exceptional SQL query performance and bulk updates

Our ODBC drivers allow you to perform bulk record update in RStudio in a single update statement while maintaining decent update speed. When you need to update a table with a million records, you can use a single update operation, which significantly reduces the execution time compared to row-by-row operations.

Team of expert support engineers and community of developers

Contact our friendly and knowledgeable support team for assistance if you have any questions about using our ODBC drivers with RStudio, or join our forum to discuss anything related to the database application development with other professional developers.