Amazon Athena ODBC Driver

Amazon Athena Connector allows to connect to serverless, interactive analytics service that provides a simplified and flexible way to analyze petabytes of data where it lives.

In this article you will learn how to quickly and efficiently integrate Amazon Athena data in ODBC without coding. We will use high-performance Amazon Athena Connector to easily connect to Amazon Athena and then access the data inside ODBC.

Let's follow the steps below to see how we can accomplish that!

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Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you meet the following prerequisite: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) must be installed on your system.

If your JDBC Driver targets a different Java version (e.g., 11 / 17 / 21), install the corresponding or newer Java version.

If you already have a JRE installed, you can try using it too. However, if you experience any issues, we recommend using one of the distributions mentioned above (you can install an additional JRE next to the existing one; just don't forget to configure the default Java in the Windows Environment Variables).

Download Amazon Athena JDBC driver

To connect to Amazon Athena in ODBC, you will have to download JDBC driver for it, which we will use in later steps. Let's perform these little steps right away:

  1. Visit Amazon Athena official website.
  2. Download the JDBC driver, and save it locally, e.g. to D:\Drivers\JDBC\athena-jdbc.jar.
  3. Done! That was easy, wasn't it? Let's proceed to the next step.

Create ODBC Data Source (DSN) based on ZappySys JDBC Bridge Driver

Step-by-step instructions

To get data from Amazon Athena using ODBC we first need to create a DSN (Data Source) which will access data from Amazon Athena. We will later be able to read data using ODBC. Perform these steps:

  1. Download and install ODBC PowerPack.

  2. Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):

    Open ODBC Data Source

  3. Create a User data source (User DSN) based on ZappySys JDBC Bridge Driver

    ZappySys JDBC Bridge Driver
    Create new User DSN for ZappySys JDBC Bridge Driver
    • Create and use User DSN if the client application is run under a User Account. This is an ideal option in design-time, when developing a solution, e.g. in Visual Studio 2019. Use it for both type of applications - 64-bit and 32-bit.
    • Create and use System DSN if the client application is launched under a System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. Usually, this is an ideal option to use in a production environment. Use ODBC Data Source Administrator (32-bit), instead of 64-bit version, if Windows Service is a 32-bit application.

  4. Now, we need to configure the JDBC connection in the new ODBC data source. Simply enter the Connection string, credentials, configure other settings, and then click Test Connection button to test the connection:

    AmazonAthenaDSN
    jdbc:athena://WorkGroup=primary;Region=us-east-1;Catalog=MyAwsDataCatalog;OutputLocation=s3://my-s3-bucket/;
    com.amazon.athena.jdbc.AthenaDriver
    D:\Drivers\JDBC\athena-jdbc.jar
    AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
    ******************************
    []
    JDBC-ODBC Bridge driver data source settings

    Use these values when setting parameters:

    • Connection string: jdbc:athena://WorkGroup=primary;Region=us-east-1;Catalog=MyAwsDataCatalog;OutputLocation=s3://my-s3-bucket/;
    • Driver class: com.amazon.athena.jdbc.AthenaDriver
    • JDBC driver file(s): D:\Drivers\JDBC\athena-jdbc.jar
    • User name: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
    • User password: ******************************
    • Connection parameters: []

  5. You should see a message saying that connection test is successful:

    ODBC connection test is successful

    Otherwise, if you are getting an error, check out our Community for troubleshooting tips.

  6. We are at the point where we can preview a SQL query. For more SQL query examples visit JDBC Bridge documentation:

    AmazonAthenaDSN
    SELECT * FROM "r53_rlogs"
ORDER BY query_timestamp DESC
    JDBC ODBC Bridge data source preview 
    SELECT * FROM "r53_rlogs"
ORDER BY query_timestamp DESC
    You can also click on the <Select Table> dropdown and select a table from the list.

    The ZappySys JDBC Bridge Driver acts as a transparent intermediary, passing SQL queries directly to the JDBC driver, which then handles the query execution. This means the Bridge Driver simply relays the SQL query without altering it.

    Some JDBC drivers don't support INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statements, so you may get an error saying "action is not supported" or a similar one. Please, be aware, this is not the limitation of ZappySys JDBC Bridge Driver, but is a limitation of the specific JDBC driver you are using.

  7. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

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Helpful Links (JDBC Driver)

Below are some useful community articles to help you troubleshoot and configure the ZappySys JDBC Bridge Driver:

Conclusion

In this article we showed you how to connect to Amazon Athena in ODBC and integrate data without any coding, saving you time and effort. It's worth noting that ZappySys JDBC Bridge Driver allows you to connect not only to Amazon Athena, but to any Java application that supports JDBC (just use a different JDBC driver and configure it appropriately).

We encourage you to download Amazon Athena Connector for ODBC and see how easy it is to use it for yourself or your team.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact ZappySys support team. You can also open a live chat immediately by clicking on the chat icon below.

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