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Free LabVIEW SQL/ODBC LLB

sql_LV.llb is a high-performance library for interfacing your LabView application with your ODBC-based database.

NOTE:  Check out the "howto" documentation.

Requirements: LabView (of course, tested with 6.1 +),   OpenG Toolkit (for Variant and Cluster tools, great stuff),  MySQL client (even if you use only ODBC/UnixODBC, though it can be re-compiled)

Download Version 1.08, (latest beta) a million thanks to Christian Bucher at Amadyne for adding DLL-level error checking and typecasts.  I've added a new function, sql_info.vi, and have trussed up the update functions and made the whole thing reentrant (though you better open multiple references/connections).

• Complete SQL functionality but no SQL programming knowledge required.
• Connection to most popular databases through ODBC.  Tested with:
• MySQL
• Oracle
• MS Access
• SQL Server
• FireBird
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL access through direct API
  
• High-level, easy-to-use functions for common database operations
• Direct interaction with local or remote databases
• All I/O through simple LabView string arrays or...
  
• INSERT (REPLACE) and SELECT through clusters with element names as FIELD names with automatic type setting.  Handle:
• Boolean
• Int
• Double
• String
  
• BLOBs
  
• Programmer may keep DB connections remained closed until processing data -- DB License issues minimized 
• Because of slow authentication with MS SQL Server, you may now open a DB as a LV reference and keep the connection open until calling the close VI.  All the VIs are now polymorphic and accept either the original DB cluster or an opened reference.
• Maintaining an open connection allows the programmer to use "TEMPORARY" TABLEs (good only for the life of a connection) from one SQL query to another.
• Not multi-threaded, but getting closer with connection and statement handles being allocated to unique memory locations -- contact me (through the VI documentation) if you have a compelling need.

Functions:

• Open Connection
• Close Connection
• DB TABLE lists
• DB COLUMNS lists.
• SELECT and SELECT * VI for reading data.
• UPDATE VI for updating data.
• INSERT (w/ REPLACE option) VI for writing new data.
• DELETE VI for record deletion.
• SQL Commands function (useful for TABLE CREATE statements and the like)
• Error Function VI. Passes DB engine diagnostics to programmer/user for quick debugging of problems. DB is closed following syntax error (bug fix).
• Date function
• sql_info.vi -- relates server/driver information, great for DB checks (along with sql_error) (NEW for 1.07!!)

Databases:

• MySQL (runs from API or ODBC -- well tested, BLOBs work too)
• Oracle  (well tested)
• Firebird  (lightly tested)
• MS Access  (works well)
• SQL Server (works well)

Example:

Linux: