Creating a JDBC Data Source

You can create a JDBC data source to connect from your Java application. Creating a JDBC data source based on the CData JDBC Driver for ShipStation consists of three basic steps:

• Add the driver JAR file to the classpath. The JAR file is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory. Note that the .lic file must be located in the same folder as the JAR file.
• Provide the driver class. For example:
  

  cdata.jdbc.shipstation.ShipStationDriver

• Provide the JDBC URL. For example:
  

  jdbc:shipstation:APIKey='YourAPIKey';APISecret='YourAPISecret'
  
  or
  
  jdbc:cdata:shipstation:APIKey='YourAPIKey';APISecret='YourAPISecret'

  The second format above can be used whenever there is a conflict in your application between drivers using the same URL format to ensure you are using the CData driver. The URL must start with either "jdbc:shipstation:" or "jdbc:cdata:shipstation:" and can include any of the connection properties in name-value pairs separated with semicolons.

Use the BASIC Authentication standard to connect to ShipStation.

Connecting to ShipStation

1. Login to your ShipStation account: ShipStation Login.
2. Click on the settings icon in the upper right corner. A column menu will show up on the left.
3. Click Account -> API Settings.
4. On the API Settings page, note the API Key and API Secret.

Authenticating to ShipStation

• APIKey: Set this to the API key from the API settings page.
• APISecret: Set this to the Secret key from the API settings page.