Change database table in a workbook

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Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
databases

Research direction

Start with the sample code that updates datasource connection fields, then inspect how connections and their tables are represented in the Python library. Trace the existing datasource and connection handling before determining where table names can be exposed for editing. Done means table names can be iterated and changed, including for multiple tables, without changing joins.

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Description

enhancement

I've run the sample code to change the database in a workbook. I can change the Server name, the Database name, the User name, and the Port, but there does not seem to be any way to change the database table. This is what I can do.
sourceWB.datasources[i].connections[0].server = 'myServer'
sourceWB.datasources[i].connections[0].dbname = 'myDbName'
sourceWB.datasources[i].connections[0].username = 'myUserName'

What I'd like to be able to do is specify a new database table as well. Of course this is a little more complicated if I'm joining multiple tables but all I need is to be able to iterate through the tables in each connection and change them. I don't need to be able to change the joins.
I want to do something like this:

for i in range(0, len(sourceWB.datasources[0].connections[0].tables)):
      sourceWB.datasources[0].connections[0].tables[i] = 'tableName'
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