Getting Started
Connecting from RAD Studio
The CData FireDAC Components for Blackbaud Raisers Edge NXT implement the standard FireDAC classes and integrate BlackBaud Raiser's Edge NXT 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 BlackBaud Raiser's Edge NXT
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.
BlackBaud Raiser's Edge NXT Version Support
The component leverages the SKY API to enable bidirectional access to BlackBaud Raiser's Edge NXT.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 BlackBaud Raiser's Edge NXT.
- 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 BlackBaud Raiser's Edge NXT-specific examples of executing prepared statements, discovering schemas, and writing other data access code.