Connect to HCL Domino Data from PowerBuilder via JDBC

The CData JDBC driver for HCL Domino is a standards-based control that can be used from any platform or development technology that supports JDBC, including PowerBuilder. This article shows how to use the CData JDBC Driver for HCL Domino in PowerBuilder.

This article shows how to create a basic PowerBuilder application that uses the CData JDBC Driver for HCL Domino to retrieve data.

Connect to HCL Domino Data from PowerBuilder

Follow the steps below to use the Database Painter tool to create a database profile based on an JDBC URL for HCL Domino. You can use a database profile to save connection properties. In the Database Painter, you can graphically manipulate data as well as execute SQL queries.

1. Add the driver JAR to the PowerBuilder classpath. Set the CLASSPATH system environment variable to the path to the driver JAR, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.

   Note: If you are using PowerBuilder Classic, you can also add the path to the driver JAR by clicking Tools -> System Options -> Java.

2. Click Tools -> Database Painter.
3. Right-click the JDBC node and click New Profile.
4. In the Database Profile Setup dialog, enter the following:
   • Profile Name: Enter a user-friendly name for the profile.
   • Driver Name: Enter the class name of the driver, cdata.jdbc.domino.DominoDriver
   • URL: Enter the JDBC URL.

     Connecting to Domino

     To connect to Domino data, set the following properties:

     • URL: The host name or IP of the server hosting the Domino database. Include the port of the server hosting the Domino database. For example: http://sampleserver:1234/
     • DatabaseScope: The name of a scope in the Domino Web UI. The driver exposes forms and views for the schema governed by the specified scope. In the Domino Admin UI, select the Scopes menu in the sidebar. Set this property to the name of an existing scope.

     Authenticating with Domino

     Domino supports authenticating via login credentials or an Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) OAuth application:

     Login Credentials

     To authenticate with login credentials, set the following properties:

     • AuthScheme: Set this to "OAuthPassword"
     • User: The username of the authenticating Domino user
     • Password: The password associated with the authenticating Domino user

     The driver uses the login credentials to automatically perform an OAuth token exchange.

     EntraID (formerly AzureAD)

     This authentication method uses Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) as an IdP to obtain a JWT token. You need to create a custom OAuth application in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and configure it as an IdP. To do so, follow the instructions in the Help documentation. Then set the following properties:

     • AuthScheme: Set this to "EntraID (formerly AzureAD)"
     • InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.
     • OAuthClientId: The Client ID obtained when setting up the custom OAuth application.
     • OAuthClientSecret: The Client secret obtained when setting up the custom OAuth application.
     • CallbackURL: The redirect URI defined when you registered your app. For example: https://localhost:33333
     • AzureTenant: The Microsoft Online tenant being used to access data. Supply either a value in the form companyname.microsoft.com or the tenant ID.

       The tenant ID is the same as the directory ID shown in the Azure Portal's Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) > Properties page.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the HCL Domino JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.domino.jar
     

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard. A typical JDBC URL is below:

     jdbc:domino:Server=https://domino.corp.com;AuthScheme=OAuthPassword;User=my_domino_user;Password=my_domino_password;

   
5. To view and modify a table, right-click a table and then click Edit Data -> Grid.

Using HCL Domino Data with PowerBuilder Controls

You can use standard PowerBuilder objects to connect to JDBC data sources and execute queries. The following example shows how to retrieve HCL Domino data into a DataWindow. You can add the following code to the open method:

SQLCA.DBMS = "JDBC"
SQLCA.AutoCommit = False
SQLCA.DBParm = "Driver='cdata.jdbc.domino.DominoDriver',URL='jdbc:domino:Server=https://domino.corp.com;AuthScheme=OAuthPassword;User=my_domino_user;Password=my_domino_password;";
CONNECT USING SQLCA;
dw_byname.SetTransObject(SQLCA);
dw_byname.Retrieve();