pybraads 0.1.7

Brainstorming package, manage ODBC connexion to database Advantage Database.

pybraads Readme 📜

Brainstorming package, manage ODBC connexion to database Advantage Database.

Installation ⚡

Opérating system : Windows, MacOS & Linux :

Available function/class 📑

AdsConnection(DataDirectory, Uid, Pwd, MoreParam, ServerType)

To create ans open data base
DataDirectory : a full path to the data dictionary with ".add" file.
Uid  : the data base user.
Pwd : The data base password
MoreParam : def value None, added parameter for connection string without ';' at the end.
ServerType : def value 'REMOTE', server type for ADS connection.
             Valid values: 'REMOTE', 'LOCAL', 'INTERNET'
The default connection string contains the parameters:
"TrimTrailingSpaces=TRUE;ServerType=REMOTE;Locking=Opportunistic;"

Close()

To close data base

commit()

To save all modification in data base

rollback()

To cancel all modification in data base after the last commit

isconnected

To test if the data base is connected

error

To get the last error

AdsQuery(adsconn)

To create à new query.
adsconn : is the AdsConnection of the data base tu use.

sql

To get or set the query before open.
the parameters in query must be prefixed by ":" like :prefref.

addparam(aParamName, aParamValue)

aParamName : the name of the parameter in the query (without the :) attention case sesitive.
aParamValue : any value for the parameter.

execute()

Execute the query.

open()

Open the query.

error

The get the last execution error

fieldnames

To get a list of all field in the select

FieldIndex(afieldname)

To get the field position in the query, to use with the dataset.

eof

To navigate in all the database unti last record

allrecords

To get a list with all record in database

dataset

To get one record to read the specific field like :
Query.dataset[aQuery.FieldIndex('FirstName')]

Howto use 📰

import pybraads
import pybrastr

try:
    DataDirectory = "\\\\192.168.91.1\\d\\DevBrain\\Python\\pybraads\\dbtest\\dbtest.add"
    user = "adssys"
    password = "123"
    aConn = pybraads.AdsConnection(DataDirectory, user, password)
    aQuery = pybraads.AdsQuery(aConn)

    #Chesk if table exist
    sql = ''.join(["select * from system.tables ",
                   "where Name = ", pybrastr.quotedStr("DEMO1")
                   ])
    aQuery.sql = sql
    aQuery.open()
    tblfound = aQuery.dataset[aQuery.FieldIndex('Name')] != "DEMO1"

    if tblfound:
        #Delete existing table
        print("Table DEMO1 not exist")            
        return False
    
    sql = ''.join(["select * from DEMO1 "])
    aQuery.sql = sql
    aQuery.open()

    fields = ''
    for field in aQuery.fieldnames:
        if fields == '':
            fields = fields + field.ljust(20, ' ')
        else:
            fields = fields + ' | ' + field.ljust(20, ' ')
    
    print(fields)
    print(''.center(len(fields), '-'))

    while not(aQuery.eof):
        ln = ''
        ln = aQuery.dataset[aQuery.FieldIndex('FirstName')].ljust(20, ' ')
        ln = ln + ' | ' + aQuery.dataset[aQuery.FieldIndex('Name')].ljust(20, ' ')
        ln = ln + ' | ' + aQuery.dataset[aQuery.FieldIndex('BirthDate')].strftime('%Y-%m-%d').ljust(20, ' ')
        print(ln)
    
finally:
    aConn.Close()
    print(pybraads.version())

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