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Connect to FileMaker Pro Server in Python using JDBC driver via jaydebeapi
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| import jaydebeapi | |
| import pandas as pd | |
| def cursor_to_df(cursor): | |
| df = pd.DataFrame(cursor.fetchall()) | |
| df.columns = [d[0] for d in cursor.description] | |
| return df | |
| fmsHostname = 'fmprod13.med.harvard.edu' | |
| fmFilename = 'HITS_Reagent_Tracker_2_0' | |
| fmUser = '' | |
| fmPassword = '' | |
| conn = jaydebeapi.connect( | |
| 'com.filemaker.jdbc.Driver', | |
| ['jdbc:filemaker://' + fmsHostname + '/' + fmFilename, fmUser, fmPassword], | |
| 'fmjdbc.jar' | |
| ) | |
| cursor = conn.cursor() | |
| cursor.execute('select * from entity') | |
| entities = cursor_to_df(cursor) | |
| print entities.head() |
What if I don't have fmjdbc.jar file?
It is shipped with the Filemaker software. You will need to install that then look around for the .jar file in the installation location. I don't think it can be distributed separately so I can't provide you with the file directly.
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What if I don't have fmjdbc.jar file?