Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Reporting:
Query/Results for UNIX

Configuration file (.qc file)

The .qc file is the configuration file that contains the list of permissions, printers, joins, and so forth. By default, Results tries to create the .qc file in the same directory that contains the database (dbname.db). However, if the database is on another machine, Results might not be able to reach that directory. In that case, Results places the .qc file in the current directory. Once Results creates the .qc file, you can move it anywhere in your PROPATH. However, you must move the .ql file to the same directory. (For information about the .ql file, see the "Query log file (.ql file)" section.)

When you start Results, it first looks for the .qc file in the current directory. If it cannot find it there, it looks for it in the PROPATH. Because it takes time to read the .qc file, Results has a feature called fast load. This feature consists of several files called resxxxxx.r, where x is an integer.

These compiled routines automatically load all of the configuration information at startup. The files load information so Results does not have to read the entire .qc file each time a user starts it. They are automatically created when you first build the query interface (at start up) and each time you leave the Administration module.

You can place the .qc file and the fast load routines anywhere in your PROPATH.