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Set up the database connection


Next we will connect to a sample database.

Simplicity Professional includes a demonstration version of the PointbaseTM database server. (The demonstration is limited to databases of 5 megabytes in size.) You can start the database server by choosing "Start Pointbase Server" from the Database menu in the Composer. A dialog box will appear on the screen telling you that the server has started.

Once the database server has been started, we can connect to it as follows.

  1. In the Composer, select the Database menu and choose "Database Editor...". A new window, the Database Editor, will appear. The database editor will initially display the Connection page.
  2. The JDBC driver field lets you specify which JDBC driver your database requires. Select 'com.pointbase.net.netJDBCDriver' if it is not already selected.
  3. The URL to connect to: field should point to the computer where the database server is running. The URL jdbc:pointbase://127.0.0.1/sample will connect to the sample database that comes with Simplicity Professional. This should already be entered into this field.
  4. Press the connect button at the bottom of the screen to connect to the database server. After a few seconds, you should see the message "Connected to PointBase JDBC Driver" and the button's name will change to "Disconnect".

You have now connected the database editor to a database.


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