Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Application Server:
Administration

Customizing the AppServer agent executable

The AppServer includes a standard AppServer agent executable that, in most cases, requires no customizing. However, you might have special needs that require you to add more software modules (configurable elements) to the executable. For example, the AppServer agent might be using a OpenEdge DataServer to connect to a non-OpenEdge database. In this case, you must include the appropriate DataServer when building the executable.

The AppServer agent executable is essentially a version of the Progress 4GL client. Like the 4GL client, you can rebuild the AppServer agent executable using the OEBuild utility.

To build a new AppServer agent executable and make it available to your AppServer installation:

Build the executable using the OEBuild utility according to the instructions provided in OpenEdge Deployment: Managing 4GL Applications .
Specify the pathname for your new AppServer agent executable using the Progress Explorer or by setting the srvrExecFile property in the AppServer properties file (ubroker.properties). For more information on specifying the pathname for the AppServer agent executable, see the "Configuring AppServer components" section.