Selecting a database profile – PB Docs 2018

To connect to a database using the Database Profiles dialog
box:

1. Click the Database Profile button in the PowerBar or select
   Tools>Database Profile from the menu bar.

   Database Profile button

   If your PowerBar does not include the Database Profile
   button, use the customize feature to add the button to the
   PowerBar. Having the Database Profile button on your PowerBar is
   useful if you frequently switch connections between different
   databases. For instructions on customizing toolbars, see the Users
   Guide.

   The Database Profiles dialog box displays, listing your
   installed database interfaces.

   Where the interface list comes from

   When you run the Setup program, it updates the Vendors list
   in the registry with the interfaces you install. The Database
   Profiles dialog box displays the same interfaces that appear in
   the Vendors list.

2. Click the plus sign (+) to the left of the interface you are
   using or double-click the name.

   The list expands to display the database profiles defined for
   your interface.

3. Select the name of the database profile you want to access and
   click Connect or display the pop-up menu for a database profile and
   select Connect.

To connect to a database using the Database painter:

1. Click the Database painter button in the PowerBar.

   The Database painter displays. The Objects view lists your
   installed database interfaces.

   Where the interface list comes from

   When you run the Setup program, it updates the Vendors list
   in the registry with the interfaces you install. The Database
   painter Objects view displays the same interfaces that appear in
   the Vendors list.

2. Click the plus sign (+) to the left of the interface you are
   using or double-click the name.

   The list expands to display the database profiles defined for
   your interface.

3. Select the name of the database profile you want to access and
   click the Connect button, or display the pop-up menu for a database
   profile and select Connect.