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To define a connection specification, follow these steps:
- From the Options menu in the VisualAge Organizer, select
Database connections.
- To define a new connection specification, select New.
- In the Connection alias field, type an alias for the database
manager and database. The alias must be a valid method name:
SampleConSpec is valid, but Sample Connection Spec is
not.
- From the Access set drop-down list, select the access set to
store the connection specification in.
- From the Database Manager drop-down list, select the database
manager you want to use.
If no database managers appear in the drop-down list, then you need to load
a database support feature, as explained in "Load a database
feature."
- From the Database name (or Data source name for
ODBC) drop-down list, select the name of your database or data source.
- To prompt users for their database logon ID and password, select the
Prompt for logon information check box.
- After you complete the fields, select OK. The connection
specification is saved, and you are returned to the Database connection
specifications window.
Your new connection specification appears in both lists in the Database
connection specifications window, and the prerequisites for the application
are updated.
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