RobotFramework - Connecting to SQL SERVER integrated windows logon

Question

I was trying to connect to the SQL Server 2012 database using the robot framework for a long time unsuccessfully, finally came up with this

*** Settings ***

Test Setup   Connect To Database Using Custom Params 
   pymssql     ${server},${username},${password},${databasename},${trusted}

all in a single line with tab spaces inbetween

Where Test Setup - Is the key word used under Settings for setting up the DB Environment in this case Connect To Database Using Custom Params -- are the keywords to connect to database which are found in the databaselibrary of RobotFramework pymssql - Module for connecting with SQLSERVER database

The below are the parameters to be passed

1. server - name of the server in single quote
2. username - Username along with the domain name - format - 'domain-name\username'
3. Password - self explanatory
4. Trusted - The value should be set as 'True'

This helped me in establishing the connection with sql server 2012, but i still face issues.

Error message Setup failed: SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal (, line 1)

Answer 1

In Robotframework if you want to work with SQL Server. Down load pyodbc package. Add Library to the testcase. Then write query to execute. Below is the sample code

*** Settings *** Library DatabaseLibrary Library OperatingSystem Library pyodbc

Answer 2

I know this is a bit old, but I was looking for the answer to the same problem and worked out that it should be the following

Test Setup   Connect To Database Using Custom Params 
   pymssql     '${server}','${username}','${password}','${databasename}','${trusted}'

pymsql requires the commas between the variables to identify each separate part. RF passes the whole thing a one long string to pymssql by putting the ' around each variable it is clearly identified as a separate connection setting by pymssql.

This worked for me when I wanted to connect to a server and run queries on several different databases at the same time

Connect To Database Using Custom Params    pymssql    '${server}','${username}','${password}'

I can then use the database name in the query or execution string