#!/usr/bin/env python
# cardinal_pythonlib/register_db_with_odbc.py
# noinspection HttpUrlsUsage
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**Creates/registers an Access database via ODBC.**
See
- https://support.microsoft.com/kb/126606/EN-US
.. code-block:: none
CREATE_DBV2=<path name> <sort order>
(to create version 2 Jet engine mdb file, Access 2, 16bit)
CREATE_DBV3=<path name> <sort order>
(to create version 3 Jet engine mdb file, Access 95, Access 97)
CREATE_DBV4=<path name> <sort order>
(to create version 4 Jet engine mdb file, Access 2000)
- https://code.activestate.com/recipes/414879-create-an-odbc-data-source/
- view-source:https://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Pascal/Delphi/Q_22020226.html
- this instead suggests CREATE_DBV3 for Access 95, CREATE_DBV4 for Access 97,
and CREATE_DB for Access 2000, but that's probably wrong
- http://vieka.com/esqldoc/esqlref/htm/odbcsqlconfigdatasource.htm
- https://code.google.com/p/opendbviewer/source/browse/trunk/src/dbconnector/win32adodb.py?spec=svn45&r=45
- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa140021(v=office.10).aspx
- ... indicates that programmatic creation of queries/views (via ADO)
leads to "invisible" queries
- https://msaccessmemento.hubpages.com/hub/Stored_Procedure_in_MS_Access
- ... additionally, stored procedures have no user interface
""" # noqa
from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
import ctypes
import os.path
import platform
import sys
from typing import List
ODBC_ADD_DSN = 1 # Add data source
ODBC_CONFIG_DSN = 2 # Configure (edit) data source
ODBC_REMOVE_DSN = 3 # Remove data source
ODBC_ADD_SYS_DSN = 4 # add a system DSN
ODBC_CONFIG_SYS_DSN = 5 # Configure a system DSN
ODBC_REMOVE_SYS_DSN = 6 # remove a system DSN
access_driver = "Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)"
nul = chr(0)
[docs]def create_sys_dsn(driver: str, **kw) -> bool:
"""
(Windows only.)
Create a system ODBC data source name (DSN).
Args:
driver: ODBC driver name
kw: Driver attributes
Returns:
bool: was the DSN created?
"""
attributes = [] # type: List[str]
for attr in kw.keys():
attributes.append("%s=%s" % (attr, kw[attr]))
return bool(
ctypes.windll.ODBCCP32.SQLConfigDataSource(
0, ODBC_ADD_SYS_DSN, driver, nul.join(attributes)
)
)
[docs]def create_user_dsn(driver: str, **kw) -> bool:
"""
(Windows only.)
Create a user ODBC data source name (DSN).
Args:
driver: ODBC driver name
kw: Driver attributes
Returns:
bool: was the DSN created?
"""
attributes = [] # type: List[str]
for attr in kw.keys():
attributes.append("%s=%s" % (attr, kw[attr]))
return bool(
ctypes.windll.ODBCCP32.SQLConfigDataSource(
0, ODBC_ADD_DSN, driver, nul.join(attributes)
)
)
[docs]def register_access_db(fullfilename: str, dsn: str, description: str) -> bool:
"""
(Windows only.)
Registers a Microsoft Access database with ODBC.
Args:
fullfilename: filename of the existing database
dsn: ODBC data source name to create
description: description of the database
Returns:
bool: was the DSN created?
"""
directory = os.path.dirname(fullfilename)
return create_sys_dsn(
access_driver,
SERVER="",
DESCRIPTION=description,
DSN=dsn,
DBQ=fullfilename,
DefaultDir=directory,
)
[docs]def create_and_register_access97_db(
filename: str, dsn: str, description: str
) -> bool:
"""
(Windows only.)
Creates a Microsoft Access 97 database and registers it with ODBC.
Args:
filename: filename of the database to create
dsn: ODBC data source name to create
description: description of the database
Returns:
bool: was the DSN created?
"""
fullfilename = os.path.abspath(filename)
create_string = fullfilename + " General"
# ... filename, space, sort order ("General" for English)
return create_user_dsn(
access_driver, CREATE_DB3=create_string
) and register_access_db(filename, dsn, description)
[docs]def create_and_register_access2000_db(
filename: str, dsn: str, description: str
) -> bool:
"""
(Windows only.)
Creates a Microsoft Access 2000 database and registers it with ODBC.
Args:
filename: filename of the database to create
dsn: ODBC data source name to create
description: description of the database
Returns:
bool: was the DSN created?
"""
fullfilename = os.path.abspath(filename)
create_string = fullfilename + " General"
# ... filename, space, sort order ("General" for English)
return create_user_dsn(
access_driver, CREATE_DB4=create_string
) and register_access_db(filename, dsn, description)
[docs]def create_and_register_access_db(
filename: str, dsn: str, description: str
) -> bool:
"""
(Windows only.)
Creates a Microsoft Access database and registers it with ODBC.
Args:
filename: filename of the database to create
dsn: ODBC data source name to create
description: description of the database
Returns:
bool: was the DSN created?
"""
fullfilename = os.path.abspath(filename)
create_string = fullfilename + " General"
# ... filename, space, sort order ("General" for English)
return create_user_dsn(
access_driver, CREATE_DB=create_string
) and register_access_db(filename, dsn, description)
# likely defaults to Access 2000
if __name__ == "__main__":
if platform.system() != "Windows":
print("Only Windows supported.")
sys.exit()
if create_and_register_access_db(
"testaccessdb.mdb", "Test_Access_DB", "My test Access DB DSN"
):
print("DSN created")
else:
print("DSN not created")