Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress Dynamics Administration

Connecting the database

A major difference between Progress Dynamics applications that connect to OpenEdge databases and those that use DataServers is how the database connection is entered. With the DataServer, setting the connection includes making connections for both the schema holder database and the non-OpenEdge database. You create a connection to the schema holder database as normal using the Progress Dynamics tools. For that connection, the area for additional parameters includes the connection information for the non-OpenEdge database. You do not set up a separate database connection for the non-OpenEdge database. The "Schema holder database" section gives details on setting the connection parameters.

You can set up the connection to the schema holder database by creating a new Physical Service using the Administration tool. The connection to the schema holder database is saved in the icfconfig.xml file generated by the Progress Dynamics session tools.

You can also handle the connection programmatically. You can use this method if you do not need the non-OpenEdge database connected at application startup.