QuickBooks ODBC Driver for LibreOffice Connection

Accessing the QuickBooks database can be fast and seamless by using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) solution. Providing full interoperability, the ODBC driver for QuickBooks allows you to access live QuickBooks data directly from LibreOffice. It enables you to retrieve data to LibreOffice, and review and modify these data right in this application.

QuickBooks Key Features

  • Customization and flexibility
  • Forecasting and analytics
  • Files sync and share
  • Sales automation

LibreOffice Key Features

  • Cross-platform office suite
  • Base database application
  • Data import and export
  • Integration with other libreOffice applications
Native Connectivity to QuickBooks

Direct Connection

Our data connector enables various ODBC-aware applications to establish a direct connection to QuickBooks via TCP/IP to eliminate the need for a QuickBooks client. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between LibreOffice and QuickBooks for real-time analytics. It streamlines the deployment process since there is no need to distribute any additional client-side software with the ODBC driver for QuickBooks.

What are some reasons to choose Devart ODBC Driver for QuickBooks?

Integration

Integration

The ODBC driver for QuickBooks is compatible with LibreOffice allowing extraction of data by executing SQL statements.

Platforms Variety

Platforms Variety

ODBC Driver for QuickBooks can be used with 32-bit and 64-bit applications on both x32 and x64 platforms, so there is no need to additionally configure the driver, applications, or environment.

Fully Unicode-Compliant Driver

Fully Unicode-Compliant Driver

With our fully Unicode-compliant driver, you can properly retrieve and modify any data in multilingual QuickBooks databases, regardless of their character set: Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Chinese, etc., and in any language environment.

How to Download, Install, and Configure the ODBC Driver for QuickBooks?

Download the driver. Run the installer and follow the instructions in the wizard.
Activate the driver in ODBC Administrator. In the System DSN tab, click the Add button and select the needed driver. Click Finish.
To configure the DSN In the ODBC Data Source Administrator, move to the System DSN tab and select the installed ODBC driver. Click Add. In the appeared Create New Data Source dialog, insert the database connection data. You may test the connectivity by clicking the Test Connection button. To save the DSN, click Ok.
Tools

How to connect LibreOffice or OpenOffice to QuickBooks data source and access data in 3 steps

Install the ODBC driver for LibreOffice or OpenOffice and configure an ODBC data source

01. Create a DSN. Launch Database Wizard from Calc, click on Connect to an existing database, then select ODBC.

ODBC Connection Wizard in LibreOffice and OpenOffice
View tables from ODBC data source in LibreOffice and OpenOffice

02. Select the previously configured DSN, then Finish. Save a new database. You will see the list of tables in your data source.

View tables from ODBC data source in LibreOffice and OpenOffice
Retrieve data to LibreOffice or OpenOffice through ODBC

03. To view the data from a specific table, double-click on the table name. You can create SQL queries in the Queries tool.

Retrieve data to LibreOffice or OpenOffice through ODBC

Advantages of Connectivity to QuickBooks from LibreOffice via ODBC Driver

Secure Connection

Secure Connection

Every operation with QuickBooks becomes significantly faster using such capabilities of our driver as local data caching, connection pooling, and much more.

Working with LibreOffice using Multiple Functions

Working with LibreOffice using Multiple Functions

Using LibreOffice, you can create tables, add data, select, delete, sort, edit, combine data from several database tables, and find unique values quickly and easily.

ODBC Conformance

ODBC Conformance

The driver fully supports the ODBC interface, its data types, and functions. It offers advanced connection string parameters and allows any ODBC-compliant desktop or web application to connect to QuickBooks from LibreOffice on various platforms.

Simple SQL Querying on LibreOffice Files

Simple SQL Querying on LibreOffice Files

LibreOffice processes SQL through its SQL dialect. Using ODBC connection, it is simple to execute different SQL queries to retrieve entire tables or specific columns from Excel, filter data, formate data, numbers, etc.

Cost-Effective Deployment

Cost-Effective Deployment

Installing the driver is easy with the standalone installation file. There is no need in deploying and configuring any additional software which results in a reduction in deployment costs.

Sharing Your Data with Excel

Sharing Your Data with LibreOffice

You can share your data with other users in LibreOffice quickly and easily. Upload your LibreOffice data to the SharePoint lists so that it can be available for you and others to use to create reports, data models, dashboards, etc.

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