Read an account by ID

Reads a single Account record by its ID. This example demonstrates filtering the Accounts table using the WHERE clause with a specific ID.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

SELECT * from Accounts Where Id=1558554000105110008

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_ZOHO_CRM_IN_GATEWAY], 'SELECT * from Accounts Where Id=1558554000105110008')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_ZOHO_CRM_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'SELECT * from Accounts Where Id=1558554000105110008'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_ZOHO_CRM_IN_GATEWAY]