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Client: Post-Installation for Windows
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2 Client: Windows Installation
If you are using a database for which DLLs are not provided, you must edit the
makefile in your application directory to link in the appropriate database.
To include the appropriate database in your executables:
1. Uncomment the appropriate include statement in the SELECT DATABASE
SOFTWARE
section of the makefile.
By default, JDB is uncommented. If you choose another database, you can
leave JDB uncommented (and include it in your executable), or you can
comment out JDB and include only your database.
2. Edit the corresponding
makevars.dbs (where dbs is the extension of the
database) file to choose the correct version of your database software.
In the
makevars.dbs file, verify or update the following:
• Set the flag dbs_INIT to one of the following: d, l, u, p. This flag
controls the handling for case sensitivity. The default is d. To find out
what the default is for your database engine, refer to the online database-
specific driver notes.
• In the databaseName PARAMETERS section of makevars, verify your
database engine’s version. Uncomment the appropriate block of
parameters based upon this version. Also, verify and correct the
pathnames if necessary.
• Set the flag dbs_ENGNAME to specify the default engine name.
For more information, refer to the online database-specific driver notes for
additional information on database engines and on case handling.
Configure the Client Environment
A Prolifics client provides the development environment required to build two-tier
applications. The environment must contain properly set application variables in
order to run Prolifics. To set up the development environment, complete the
following platform-specific steps. Refer to the Developer’s Guide for more details
on setting up the client environment.
For each Windows client:
Set the following variables in the following initialization files: prol4w32.ini for
Prolifics and mbedit32.ini for the menu bar editor.
` SMFLIBS — Specify the names of libraries to open automatically during
development and at runtime.
Linking in the
Database