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Viewing Azure Synapse Data in RAD Studio Data Explorer
How to view Azure Synapse data in RAD Studio Data Explorer using the CData ODBC Driver for Azure Synapse.
Embarcadero RAD Studio provides a development environment for Delphi and C++Builder applications. With the CData ODBC Driver for Azure Synapse, you gain access to live Azure Synapse data within RAD Studio, abstracting the data into tables, views, and stored procedures that can be used to both retrieve and update Azure Synapse data. This article will walk through connecting to Azure Synapse using the Data Explorer.
Configure a Connection to Azure Synapse
If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
Connecting to Azure Synapse
In addition to providing authentication (see below), set the following properties to connect to a Azure Synapse database:
- Server: The server running Azure. You can find this by logging into the Azure portal and navigating to Azure Synapse Analytics -> Select your database -> Overview -> Server name.
- Database: The name of the database, as seen in the Azure portal on the Azure Synapse Analytics page.
Authenticating to Azure Synapse
Connect to Azure Synapse using the following properties:
- User: The username provided for authentication with Azure.
- Password: The password associated with the authenticating user.
Connecting to Azure Synapse Data Using Data Explorer
You can create a simple application for displaying Azure Synapse data by utilizing the CData FireDAC Components for Azure Synapse and a new VCL Forms Application:
- Open the Data Explorer in RAD Studio and expand FireDAC.
- Right-click the ODBC Data Source node in the Data Explorer.
- Click Add New Connection.
![]( "Adding a New Connection. (Salesforce is shown.)")
- Enter a name for the connection.
- In the FireDAC Connection Editor that appears, set the DataSource property to the name of the ODBC DSN for Azure Synapse.
![]( "Setting the Connection Parameters. (Salesforce is shown.)")
- Back in the Data Explorer, expand the tables for the connection.
Create a new VCL Forms application and drag a table (for example: Products) onto the form.
![]( "Placing the Table on the Form. (Salesforce is shown.)")
- Select the ProductsTable object on the form and set the Active property to true.
Right-click on the object, bind visually, and link everything (*) to a new control (TStringGrid).
![]( "Visually Binding the Table. (Salesforce is shown.)")
Arrange the TStringGrid on the form and run the application to see the Products data.
![]( "The Table data on a Form. (Salesforce is shown.)")
Related Articles
Below you can find other articles for using the CData ODBC Driver with RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++ Builder.
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Azure Synapse ODBC Driver
The Azure Synapse ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Azure Synapse, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.
Access Azure Synapse data like you would a database - read, write, and update Azure Synapse. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
