Table of Contents

Managing Database Connections

About database connections

When database connections occur

Using database profiles

Connecting to a database

Selecting a database profile

What happens when you connect

Specifying passwords in database profiles

Maintaining database profiles

Sharing database profiles

About shared database profiles

Setting up shared database profiles

Using shared database profiles to connect

Making local changes to shared database profiles

Maintaining shared database profiles

Importing and exporting database profiles

About the InfoMaker extended attribute system tables

Logging on to your database for the first time

Displaying the InfoMaker extended attribute system tables

Contents of the extended attribute system tables

Controlling system table access

Setting Additional Connection Parameters

Basic steps for setting connection parameters

About the Database Profile Setup dialog box

Setting database parameters

Setting database parameters in the development environment

Setting database preferences

Setting database preferences in the development environment

Troubleshooting Your Connection

Overview of troubleshooting tools

Using the Database Trace tool

About the Database Trace tool

Starting the Database Trace tool

Stopping the Database Trace tool

Specifying a nondefault Database Trace log

Using the Database Trace log

Sample Database Trace output

Using the ODBC Driver Manager Trace

About ODBC Driver Manager Trace

Starting ODBC Driver Manager Trace

Stopping ODBC Driver Manager Trace

Viewing the ODBC Driver Manager Trace log

Sample ODBC Driver Manager Trace output

Using the JDBC Driver Manager Trace

About JDBC Driver Manager Trace

Starting JDBC Driver Manager Trace

Stopping JDBC Driver Manager Trace

Viewing the JDBC Driver Manager Trace log