Pre-Requisites by Target DBMS

Progress

Basic DBMS & DBMS Version Support

• Do OpenLink drivers connect to Progress?
  
• Progress version support
  
• Detecting the Progress Version

Database Native Client Requirements

• Understanding the Progress native client
  
• When do I need the Progress native client?
  
• Obtaining the Progress native client (a.k.a "Progress Client Networking")
  
• Configure the Progress native client

Key Database Native Variables (Set Before OpenLink Install)

• DLC
  
• PROCFG

Database Native Settings You Need to Know

• Identify the Progress startup mode (i.e., sockets or shared memory)
  
• Identify the Progress SQL mode (i.e., SQL89 or SQL92)
  
• Identify the Progress socket service
  
• Identify the Progress server hostname

Database Configuration for Unicode

• Unicode Configuration

Additional Reading

• Restart Progress in Sockets Mode