BIML GetDatabaseSchema not working with ODBC Progress Source Database - odbc

Question

I'm trying to generate an automated staging area with BIML.
The source database is Progress and is connected by ODBC.
I'm using the following walkthroughs:
https://www.cathrinewilhelmsen.net/2015/07/12/biml-extension-methods-getdatabaseschema/
http://bimlscript.com/walkthrough/Details/3121
1-2-Environment.biml:
<Biml xmlns="http://schemas.varigence.com/biml.xsd">
<## template tier="0" #>
<Connections>
<OleDbConnection Name="Source" ConnectionString="Provider=MSDASQL;DSN=XXX;UID=XXX;PWD=XXX;" />
<OdbcConnection Name="Source2" ConnectionString="DSN=XXX;UID=XXX;PWD=XXX;" />
<OleDbConnection Name="Target" ConnectionString="Provider=SQLOLEDB;Server=localhost;Initial Catalog=DWH_Staging;Integrated Security=SSPI;" />
</Connections>
<Databases>
<Database Name="DWH_Staging" ConnectionName="Target" />
<Database Name="pa" ConnectionName="Source" />
</Databases>
<Schemas>
<Schema Name="test" DatabaseName="DWH_Staging" />
<Schema Name="pub" DatabaseName="pa" />
</Schemas>
Source2 is the normal ODBC Connection, Source is a test by using OLEDB for ODBC.
1-2-CreateTableMetadata.biml
<## import namespace="System.Data" #>
<## import namespace="Varigence.Biml.CoreLowerer.SchemaManagement" #>
<#
var sourceConnection = RootNode.DbConnections["Source"];
var importResult = sourceConnection.GetDatabaseSchema();
#>
<Biml xmlns="http://schemas.varigence.com/biml.xsd">
<Tables>
<# foreach (var table in importResult.TableNodes) { #>
<Table Name="Staging_<#=table.Schema.Name#>_<#=table.Name#>" SchemaName="DWH_Staging.test">
<Columns>
<# foreach (var column in table.Columns) { #>
<# if (column.DataType == System.Data.DbType.AnsiString) { #>
<Column Name="<#=column.Name#>" DataType="String" Length="<#=column.Length#>">
<Annotations>
<Annotation AnnotationType="Tag" Tag="ConvertToUnicode">yes</Annotation>
</Annotations>
</Column>
<# } else { #>
<#=column.GetBiml()#>
<# } #>
<# } #>
</Columns>
<Annotations>
<Annotation AnnotationType="Tag" Tag="SourceSchemaQualifiedName"><#=table.SchemaQualifiedName#></Annotation>
</Annotations>
</Table>
<# } #>
</Tables>
</Biml>
1-x-DeployTargetTables.biml:
<## template tier="2" #>
<Biml xmlns="http://schemas.varigence.com/biml.xsd">
<Packages>
<Package Name="MasterTableDeploy" ConstraintMode="Parallel">
<Tasks>
<# foreach (var table in RootNode.Tables) { #>
<ExecuteSQL Name="Create <#=table.Name#>" ConnectionName="Target">
<DirectInput><#=table.GetDropAndCreateDdl()#></DirectInput>
</ExecuteSQL>
<# } #>
</Tasks>
</Package>
</Packages>
</Biml>
The problem is, the generated MasterTableDeploy.dtsx package doesn't contain anything, it's just empty.
As a test I used our own SQL Server as a Source, which works perfectly fine.
Using the Progress ODBC Source doesn't do anything, no error message.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

I had a similar problem while trying to connect to a Db2 database using an ODBC connection. I ended up decompiling BimlEngine.dll and found out that this functionality is not implemented for ODBC connections.
Sorry

Answer 2

I know this is late, but maybe it can help others.
There is an issue with some of the ODBC providers and GetDatabaseSchema(). For me ImportDB() (the older version of GetDatabaseSchema()) worked fine.