#node-sqlanywhere This is a Node.js driver written for SAP SQL Anywhere.
npm install sqlanywhere
####Prerequisites
This driver communicates with the native SQL Anywhere libraries, and thus requires
native compilation. Native compilation is managed by
node-gyp. Please see that project
for additional prerequisites including Python 2.7, and C/C++ tool chain.
The official version hosted on NPM includes precompiled libraries for Windows (64-bit).
As of version 1.0.6, the node-sqlanywhere driver supports node.js v0.10, 0.12, 4.x, and 5.x.
##Getting Started
var sqlanywhere = require('sqlanywhere');
var conn = sqlanywhere.createConnection();
var conn_params = {
Server : 'demo16',
UserId : 'DBA',
Password: 'sql'
};
conn.connect(conn_params, function() {
conn.exec('SELECT Name, Description FROM Products WHERE id = ?', [301], function (err, result) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Name: ', result[0].Name, ', Description: ', result[0].Description);
// output --> Name: Tee Shirt, Description: V-neck
conn.disconnect();
})
});##Establish a database connection
###Connecting
A database connection object is created by calling createConnection. The
connection is established by calling the connection object's connect method,
and passing in an object representing connection parameters. The object can
contain most valid connection properties.
#####Example: Connecting over TCP/IP
conn.connect({
Host : 'localhost:2638'
UserId : 'DBA',
Password: 'sql'
});#####Example: Auto-starting a database on first connection
conn.connect({
DatabaseFile: 'demo.db',
AutoStart: 'YES',
UserId: 'DBA',
Password: 'sql',
});###Disconnecting
conn.disconnect(function(err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Disconnected');
});##Direct Statement Execution Direct statement execution is the simplest way to execute SQL statements. The inputs are the SQL command to be executed, and an optional array of positional arguments. The result is returned using callbacks. The type of returned result depends on the kind of statement.
####DDL Statement
In the case of a successful DDL Statement nothing is returned.
conn.exec('CREATE TABLE Test (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT AUTOINCREMENT, msg LONG VARCHAR)', function (err, result) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Table Test created!');
});####DML Statement
In the case of a DML Statement the number of affectedRows is returned.
conn.exec("INSERT INTO Test(msg) SELECT 'Hello,' || row_num FROM sa_rowgenerator(1, 10)", function (err, affectedRows) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Number of affected rows:', affectedRows);
conn.commit();
});####Query
The exec function is a convenient way to completely retrieve the result of a
query. In this case all selected rows are fetched and returned in the callback.
conn.exec("SELECT * FROM Test WHERE id < 5", function (err, rows) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Rows:', rows);
});Values in the query can be substitued with JavaScript variables by using ?
placeholders in the query, and passing an array of positional arguments.
conn.exec("SELECT * FROM Test WHERE id BETWEEN ? AND ?", [5, 8], function (err, rows) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Rows:', rows);
});##Prepared Statement Execution
####Prepare a Statement
The connection returns a statement object which can be executed multiple times.
conn.prepare('SELECT * FROM Test WHERE id = ?', function (err, stmt){
if (err) throw err;
// do something with the statement
});####Execute a Statement
The execution of a prepared statement is similar to the direct statement execution.
The first parameter of exec function is an array with positional parameters.
stmt.exec([16], function(err, rows) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log("Rows: ", rows);
});####Drop Statement
stmt.drop(function(err) {
if (err) throw err;
});##Transaction Handling Transactions are not automatically commited. Executing a statement implicitly starts a new transaction that must be explicitly committed, or rolled back.
####Commit a Transaction
conn.commit(function(err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Transaction commited.');
});####Rollback a Transaction
conn.rollback(function(err) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Transaction rolled back.');
});##Resources