DB Access Class Library for COBOL V1.0 API Reference - Microsoft(R) Windows(R) - - Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) - - Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 -

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Chapter 2 Configuring the DB Access Class Library

2.3 Configuring the Database Environment

2.3.1 Database Environment Configuration Dialog Box

Use the [Database Environment Configuration] dialog box to define a new database environment or edit an existing one.

The following are the values to be specified in the Database Environment Configuration screen.

[Database Environment Name]

Specify a database environment name used in a program using the DB access class library. Existing database environment names cannot be changed.

［Database Type］

Select the type of server database to which a connection is made by the database environment name specified above.

［Driver Type］

Select the driver that uses the database environment name specified above.

• ［SymfoWARE high-speed driver］
  
  Select this driver to connect to Windows/UNIX SymfoWARE.
  

• ［OCI］
  
  Select this driver to connect to Oracle.
  

• ［ODBC］
  
  Select this driver to connect to SQL Server.
  

［Data Source Name］

Specify the following kinds of information in accordance with the driver selected in [Driver Type]:

• If [SymfoWARE high-speed driver] is selected
  
  Specify a database name.
  

• If [OCI] is selected
  
  Specify a database alias defined with SQL*Net Easy Configuration or any other tool.
  

• If [ODBC] is selected
  
  Specify an ODBC data source name.
  

［Local Database］

Select this check box when gaining access to a database residing on the same machine as that on which the program is running.

［Host Name］

Specify the host name of the server on which the database to access resides when [SymfoWARE high-speed driver] has been selected in [Driver Type] and the [Local Database] check box has not been selected.

［Port Number］

Specify the port number of SymfoWARE/RDB when [SymfoWARE high-speed driver] has been selected in [Driver Type] and the [Local Database] check box has not been selected.
For information about SymfoWARE/RDB port number, refer to "RDB Operations Guide" pertaining to the type of server used.

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