You can use the Pacbase Explorer feature
to see, in a read-only mode, instances created in Pacbase
databases. You install this feature with Installation Manager but
you also need to install the middleware and the communication files
to make it operational. Moreover, you must have a Pacbase Developer
license.
Middleware
The middleware must be installed
on each workstation in order to ensure a direct communication between
the Client components and the Server.
You can also choose a
communication through a gateway. In this case, the middleware must
also be on an intermediate server.
Communication files
Two files are required
to set up the communication:
- Bases.ini. This file contains the list of
the available Pacbase databases. Each database is associated with
a location. More than one database can be associated with the same
location. The locations are defined in the Vaplocat.ini file.
- Vaplocat.ini. With a direct communication,
this file must exist on each workstation. With a communication through
a gateway, this file must exist in the intermediate server.
To connect to a Pacbase database from the Pacbase
Explorer view, you will need to specify the path to the Bases.ini file,
the database name and, if applicable, the location of the gateway.