Getting Started
Connecting from RAD Studio
The CData FireDAC Components for Xero implement the standard FireDAC classes and integrate Xero into RAD Studio wizards. You can access the components from the RAD Studio Tool Palette and use the components alongside standard FireDAC classes like TFDQuery, TFDManager, and TFDConnection.
Connecting from Xero
See Establishing a Connection to connect with the Data Explorer and FireDAC Connection Editor wizards.
RAD Studio Version Support
RAD Studio 10.4 (Sydney) and above are supported.
Xero Version Support
The CData FireDAC Components for Xero models Xero Accounting, Australian Payroll, Files, Assets and Projects objects as a relational database.Dependencies
CData FireDAC components require the 2010 version of the VC++ (x86/x64) redistributable package that matches the bitness of RAD Studio being used. You can download this from Microsoft:2010 VC++ Redistributable package download Note: The appropriate VC++ redistributable package requires distribution with the deployed application.
See Also
- See Creating VCL Applications to use the Form Designer to create a simple VCL application that queries Xero.
- See Writing Data Access Code to create TFDConnection objects. See Connection Definitions for other ways to create connections, with TFDManager for example.
- See Using the FireDAC Components for Xero-specific examples of executing prepared statements, discovering schemas, and writing other data access code.