README.md

Node-Red node to connect to Azure SQL Database

Node-RED nodes to talk to Azure SQL Database.

Some code of Azure is under MIT License.

Install

Run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically ~/.node-red

    npm install node-red-contrib-azure-sql

Usage

Azure node. Can be used to work with Azure SQL Database

• Supports :
  • Select (query) into Azure SQL
  • Insert (query) into Azure SQL

How to use:

You must create the database in Azure first to use Azure SQL node in Node-RED. You will use:

• Server address
• Database name
• Login
• Password

Use msg.payload to query data into Database.

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Read Query

Input Object:

Ex: msg.payload -> {"action": "Q", "query" : "SELECT * FROM table WHERE firstName = 'John'"};

Response Object:

A JSON object will be returned for each row of output in this format:

{ 
  Name: "John",
  LastName: "Doe",
  Age: 29
}

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Write Query

Input Object:

Ex: msg.payload -> { "action": "I", "query": "insert into table (Name, LastName, Age) VALUES ('Jane', 'Doe', '25')" };

Response Object:

A String output will be returned for each insert query in this format:

"Insert Complete. ID of inserted item is 1017"

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Read more about Azure SQL Database on Azure SQL Database.