Configure the Progress native client Additional configuration is not generally required after installing a Progress native client. However, you should test your client to confirm functionality.Use the following instructions to test the functionality of your Progress® Client Networking or Progress® SQL-92 Client Access on Windows operating systems: Log in to the machine that contains your Progress client software. Open Notepad (Start menu >> All Programs >> Accessories >> Notepad). Enter the following string into Notepad, substituting your local values for the Service Name and Hostname: -S <Progress Service Name> -N tcp -H <Progress Hostname> -db <database-name> For example: -S pro91d -N tcp -H proghost.example.com -db sports92

Name the file progressconnect.pf and save it to C:\Temp. Exit Notepad. Open an MS-DOS command prompt (Start menu >> Run... >> cmd). Navigate to the bin sub-directory of your Progress installation, e.g., C:\Program Files\Progress\bin\. Run the following command: prowin32 -pf C:\progressconnect.pf

Wait for the following dialog box to appear. Provide a username and password for your database (if required). Click OK. Wait for the Procedure Editor window to appear.

Expand the Tools menu. Select Data Dictionary. Use the Data Dictionary Tables list box to view the tables in the database.

Close the Data Dictionary view. Type a SELECT statement in the main body of the Procedure Editor.

Expand the Compile menu. Select Run. Confirm that the result set is correct.