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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.
- 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.
- The JDBC driver field lets you specify which JDBC driver your database requires. Select 'com.pointbase.net.netJDBCDriver' if it is not already selected.
- 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.
- 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".
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