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

Using the Preview tab to connect in a PowerBuilder application

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 PowerBuilder extended attribute system tables

Logging in to your database for the first time

Displaying the PowerBuilder 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 parameters in a PowerBuilder application script

Setting database preferences

Setting database preferences in the development environment

Setting AutoCommit and Lock in a PowerBuilder application script