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Microsoft SQL

Microsoft SQL in Illa is a database integration that allows users to connect and interact with a Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) database. MS SQL is a popular open-source relational database management system that is known for its speed, reliability, and ease of use.

With the MS SQL integration in Illa, you can query, insert, update, and delete data from a MS SQL database using SQL commands. You can also create custom SQL queries and run them within Illa. This makes it easy to build data-driven applications and dashboards that display real-time data from a MS SQL database.

Create MS SQL​

There are two ways to create a resource in Illa after signing into your Illa account.

  • Create in Resources

Sign into your Illa account, select **Resources** on the top of the page, and click **Create New** button.

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Select Microsoft SQL from the database list.

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Connect to the database with the required parameters described in Connection Settings below.

Click **Test Connection** to see if we can successfully connect to the database. If yes, click Save Resources, else, double check the hostname, port, username, and password is correct.

After creating a resource, the ready MS SQL will display as shown.

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  • Create in Builder

Sign into your Illa account, create a project in Illa Builder in the **App** page, and navigate to the Action List at the bottom of the page. Click **new**, then select Microsoft SQL from the database list. Then, connect to the database with required parameters described in Connection Settings below.

Click **Test Connection** to see if we can successfully connect to the database. If yes, click Save Resources, else, double check the hostname, port, username, and password is correct.

Connection Settings​

Here we need to provide information for connecting to MS SQL database.

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PropertiesRequiredDescription
NamerequiredThe name for resource when creating actions in the ILLA.
HostnamerequiredThe URL or IP address for your database
PortrequiredThe server host's port number that you should use to connect. If you don't specify a port, default port is '1433'.
DatabaserequiredThe name of the database
Usernamerequiredthe username you wish to use when logging in to the MS SQL server.
PasswordrequiredUse this password for authentication.
Connection optionoptionalkey-value pair to specify the connection option
SSL optionsoptionaldecides how high a secure SSL TCP/IP connection is prioritized while negotiating with the server.

Create Actions​

We have created a MS SQL resource; we can add the action by selecting MS SQL from action list and choosing the Create action button.

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Now we have added the MS SQL server as an action to our building page.

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Configure MS SQL​

PropertiesDescription
Config Typethe type of configuration that you use to connect to your MS SQL Server database: SQL and Bulk insert. For SQL mode, you can use SQL query. For Bulk insert mode, you can insert data into a selected table with the format {{ [{x:a, y:b}, … ] }}
SQL querysql commands to fetch (select), insert, update, delete data from database.
Transformertransforming data into the style you like using JavaScript

Example usage:

  • Select
SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY lastname;
  • Insert
INSERT INTO users

    (firstname, lastname, email)

VALUES

    (

        {{ NewUser.data.firstNameInput }},

        {{ NewUser.data.lastNameInput }},

        {{ NewUser.data.emailInput }}

    );
  • Update
UPDATE users
  SET firstname = '{{form1.updatedProfile.first}}'
  WHERE id = {{ form1.updatedProfile.uid}};
  • Delete
DELETE FROM users WHERE id = {{ form1.updatedProfile.uid }};