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SQL.Connect

Opens the connection to a data source.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
SQL	2.6	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes

MBS( "SQL.Connect"; Connection; DBString { ; Username; Password; Client } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Connection The connection reference number gained with SQL.NewConnection. $Connection

DBString Database connection string.
Please specify port with comma after IP, not double colon. "/test/database.db"

Username The user name to use when establishing the connection. "" Optional

Password The password to use when establishing the connection. "" Optional

Client Optional, one of the following client values: CubeSQL, SQLAnywhere, ODBC, Oracle, SQLServer, Firebird, InterBase, SQLBase, DB2, Informix, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite. "SQLite" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Connection	The connection reference number gained with SQL.NewConnection.	$Connection
DBString	Database connection string. Please specify port with comma after IP, not double colon.	"/test/database.db"
Username	The user name to use when establishing the connection.	""	Optional
Password	The password to use when establishing the connection.	""	Optional
Client	Optional, one of the following client values: CubeSQL, SQLAnywhere, ODBC, Oracle, SQLServer, Firebird, InterBase, SQLBase, DB2, Informix, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite.	"SQLite"	Optional

Result

Returns "OK" or error message.

Description

Opens the connection to a data source.
Be aware that for most database servers, you need to specify client library with SQL.SetConnectionOption.

For server scripting, please use one connection for each script running on server, so multiple scripts running at the same data don't access the same connection or command objects in memory. And each connection has its own transaction and error state.

see also
https://www.sqlapi.com/ApiDoc/class_s_a_connection.html

If you get a crash here on MacOS, please check if crash report says Code Signature Invalid. Then you may need to code sign the dylib yourself to match the code signature of your runtime application.

Connect to Microsoft Access, FileMaker Server (or Pro), Microsoft Visual FoxPro and others via ODBC.

Examples

Connect to an Oracle Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "MyDatabase"; "MyName"; "MyPass"; "Oracle")

Connect to a Microsoft SQL Server Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "MyServer\SQLEXPRESS@pubs"; ""; ""; "SQLServer")

Connect to a Sybase Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "MyServer@MyDatabase"; $name; $pass; "Sybase")

Connect to a DB2 Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "Server=myAddress:myPortNumber;Database=myDataBase;UID=myUsername;PWD=myPassword; CurrentSchema=mySchema;"; ""; ""; "DB2")

Connect to a Informix Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "Database=myDataBase;Host=192.168.10.10;Server=db_engine_tcp;Service=1492;"; $user; $pass; "Informix")

Connect to a InterBase Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "MyServer:MyDatabase"; $name; $pass; "InterBase")

Connect to a SQLBase Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "MyDatabase"; $name; $pass; "SQLBase")

Connect to a MySQL Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "MyServer@MyDatabase"; $name; $pass; "MySQL")

Connect to a PostgreSQL Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "MyServer@MyDatabase"; $name; $pass; "PostgreSQL")

Connect to a ODBC Database (e.g. Microsoft Access):

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};Dbq=C:\mydatabase.accdb;Uid=Admin;Pwd=;"; $name; $pass; "ODBC")

Connect to a local SQLite Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.db"; ""; ""; "SQLite")

Connect to Visual FoxPro via ODBC:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SourceType=DBC;SourceDB=c:\myvfpdb.dbc;Exclusive=No;NULL=NO;Collate=Machine;BACKGROUNDFETCH=NO;DELETED=NO;"; ""; ""; "ODBC")

Connect to a new in memory SQLite Database:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; ":memory:"; ""; ""; "SQLite")

Connect to a MySQL Database via path:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock@MyDatabase"; $name; $pass; "MySQL")

Connect to Firebird Database:

# start a new connection
Set Variable [$Connection; Value:MBS( "SQL.NewConnection" )]
# if you like set where to find the libraries
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "SQL.SetConnectionOption"; $Connection; "IBASE.LIBS"; "c:\Firebird\fbclient.dll" )]
# connect to database
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "MyDatabase"; "MyName"; "MyPass"; "Firebird")]

Connect to PostgreSQL with timeout and ssl:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "127.0.0.1,5432@dbname=postgres connect_timeout=10 sslmode=require"; $name; $pass; "PostgreSQL")

Connect to Microsoft SQL Server from Mac via FreeTDS library:

Set Variable [$Connection; Value:MBS("SQL.NewConnection")]
#Tell plugin we want to use Microsoft SQL Server via ODBC
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("SQL.SetClient"; $Connection; "ODBC")]
#Tell plugin where freetds library is
Set Variable [$path; Value: "/Users/cs/Desktop/libtdsodbc.dylib"]
#Connect to database
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "DRIVER={" & $path & "};Server=192.168.2.32;UId=SA;PWD=test;Database=test;TDS_VERSION=7.2;Port=1433")]
# or TDS_VERSION=8.0;
If [$result ≠ "OK"]
Show Custom Dialog ["Error: " & $result]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("SQL.FreeConnection"; $Connection)]
Halt Script
End If

Connect to ODBC via data source name:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "DSN"; $name; $pass; "ODBC")

Connect to MySQL and run a query:

#Start a new connection
Set Variable [$Connection; Value:MBS("SQL.NewConnection")]
#Tell plugin where MySQL library is (put it where you like)
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("SQL.SetConnectionOption"; $Connection; "MYSQL.LIBS"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/libmysqlclient.dylib")]
#Connect to a mysql database:
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; "192.168.11.51@Server_Config"; "user"; "password"; "MySQL")]
If [$result ≠ "OK"]
#Connection failed
Show Custom Dialog ["Error: " & $result]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("SQL.FreeConnection"; $Connection)]
Halt Script
Else
#Create a query:
Set Variable [$Command; Value:MBS("SQL.NewCommand"; $Connection; "SELECT * FROM Server_Config where ServerName=:Name")]
#If you use parameters, you can fill them here
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("SQL.SetParamAsText"; $Command; "Name"; "MacMini")]
#Execute it
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("SQL.Execute"; $Command)]
If [$result ≠ "OK"]
Set Field [MySQL Query::Result; $result]
Show Custom Dialog ["Error: " & $result]
Else
Set Variable [$lines; Value:""]
Set Variable [$fieldcount; Value:MBS("SQL.FieldCount"; $command)]
Loop
#call FetchNext to get the next record
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS("SQL.FetchNext"; $Command)]
Exit Loop If [$result ≠ 1]
Set Variable [$line; Value:""]
Set Variable [$i; Value:1]
Loop
#We query field names and values to show them later
Set Variable [$v; Value:MBS("SQL.GetFieldAsText"; $command; $i)]
Set Variable [$n; Value:MBS("SQL.GetFieldName"; $command; $i)]
Set Variable [$line; Value:$line & $n & ": " & $v & ¶]
Set Variable [$i; Value:$i+1]
Exit Loop If [$i > $fieldCount]
End Loop
Set Variable [$lines; Value:$lines & ($line & ¶)]
End Loop
Set Variable [$lines; Value:$lines & ¶]
Show Custom Dialog ["Result from Query:"; $lines]
End If
#Cleanup
Set Variable [$result2; Value:MBS("SQL.FreeCommand"; $Command)]
End If
Set Variable [$result2; Value:MBS("SQL.FreeConnection"; $Connection)]

Connect to Microsoft SQL Server from Mac via FreeTDS library and point to library in connection string:

MBS("SQL.Connect"; $connection; "DRIVER=/Applications/FileMaker Pro 16 Advanced/libtdsodbc.dylib;Server=135.68.6.82;UId=FlavorShip;PWD=xxx;Database=myDB;TDS_VERSION=7.2;Port=1433"; "ODBC")

Run SSH Tunnel to connect to MySQL:

# some settings like local IP/Port
Set Variable [ $LocalIP ; Value: "127.0.0.1" ]
Set Variable [ $LocalPort ; Value: 3306 ]

# the SSH server to connect through
Set Variable [ $SSHServerIP ; Value: "myserver.test" ]

# database to connect
Set Variable [ $DatabaseIP ; Value: "db.myserver.test" ]
Set Variable [ $DatabasePort ; Value: 3306 ]

# create connection
Set Variable [ $ssh ; Value: MBS( "SSH.New" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SSH.Connect"; $ssh; $SSHServerIP ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SSH.SessionHandshake"; $ssh) ]

# using private key file here, but username+password is also possible
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SSH.UserAuthPublicKeyFile"; $ssh; "username"; "" ; $keypair_path ; "password" ) ]

Set Variable [ $auth ; Value: MBS( "SSH.IsAuthenticated"; $ssh ) ]
# must be 1

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SSH.Tunnel.Run"; $ssh; $DatabaseIP; $DatabasePort; $LocalIP; $LocalPort) ]
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): .5 ]

Set Variable [ $tunnel_mess ; Value: MBS( "SSH.Tunnel.Messages"; $ssh ) ]
# now this should show that tunnel is waiting.

Set Variable [ $Connection ; Value: MBS("SQL.NewConnection") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("SQL.SetConnectionOption"; $Connection; "MYSQL.LIBS"; $mysql_path ) ]

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("SQL.SetClient"; $Connection; "MySQL") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("SQL.Connect"; $Connection; $LocalIP & "," & $LocalPort & "@DatabaseName"; "UserName"; "password"; "MySQL") ]

Set Variable [ $tunnel_mess ; Value: MBS( "SSH.Tunnel.Messages"; $ssh ) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ $tunnel_mess & ¶ & $r ]
# should show OK for connect and for tunnel that it's forwarding data

# do query here

# disconnect
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("SQL.FreeConnection"; $Connection) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SSH.Tunnel.Cancel"; $ssh ) ]
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): .1 ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SSH.Disconnect"; $ssh ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "SSH.Release"; $ssh ) ]

Release notes

Version 11.0
- Fixed an issue with SQL.Connect function connecting to MySQL when server doesn't know utf8mb4 text encoding.

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