Read accounts modified after date (filtered)

Reads Account records matching a name pattern and modified after a specific date. This example combines a WHERE clause filter with the ModifiedSince parameter for targeted data retrieval.

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 Account_Name LIKE 'Test%' WITH(ModifiedSince = '2020-01-07T00:00:00')

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_ZOHO_CRM_IN_GATEWAY], 'SELECT * from Accounts Where Account_Name LIKE ''Test%'' WITH(ModifiedSince = ''2020-01-07T00:00:00'')')

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 Account_Name LIKE ''Test%'' WITH(ModifiedSince = ''2020-01-07T00:00:00'')'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_ZOHO_CRM_IN_GATEWAY]