Run the Connection Object wizard – PB Docs 2019

Why you run a second wizard

If you had specified connection information in the Template
Application wizard, you would have created the connection service
manager when you generated the application. You can use multiple wizards
in building your application.

1. Click the To-Do List button () in the PowerBar.

   The To-Do List was generated by the Template Application
   wizard.

   

2. Double-click the Run Connection Object Wizard item in the
   list

   or

   Right-click the Run Connection Object Wizard item.

   Select Go To Link from the pop-up menu.

   This is the next-to-last item in the list. The To-Do List lists
   what you need to do to complete the application. You can also use the
   list to make comments to yourself or other developers working on the
   application.

   You can also run the Connection Object wizard from the PB Object
   page of the New dialog box. You used the New dialog box to run the
   Template Application wizard in Starting PowerBuilder

   The first page of the wizard tells you what it can do.

3. Click Next until the Choose Database Profile page
   displays.

   You accept the wizard’s default selections for the destination
   library (pbtutor.pbl) and the database connectivity options (SQL). The
   Choose Database Connection Profile page lists all the database
   profiles stored in the registry.

4. Choose the PB Demo DB V2019R3 in the Database Profiles list box if
   it is not already selected.

5. Click Next until the Ready To Create Connection Object page
   displays.

   You accept the default settings for the following items:

   Wizard page	Option	Default selection
   Specify Connectivity Source Info	Source of Connection Information	Application INI File
   	Connection Service Object	n_pbtutor_connectservice
   Name Application INI File	Application INI File	pbtutor.ini

   The wizard creates the n_pbtutor_connectservice user object to
   manage your database connections. If you change an instance variable
   in this connection service object, you can change the source of
   connection information to the registry or to a script file. Otherwise,
   the pbtutor.ini file — created by the wizard — is used for
   application connection information.

   The last wizard page contains a summary of your choices,
   including the default selections.

   

6. Click Finish.

   The wizard creates the connection service object and opens it in
   the User Object painter. You can see n_pbtutor_connectservice in the
   System Tree. The wizard also creates the application INI file. The
   To-Do List is still open.

7. Close the To-Do List.