Pre-Requisites for Connections to Progress and OpenEdge

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 (a.k.a "Progress® Client Networking" or "Progress® SQL-92 Client Access")
  
• When do I need the Progress native client?
  
• Obtaining the Progress native client
  
• Configure the Progress native client

Key Database Native Variables (Set Before OpenLink Install)

• DLC
  
• PROCFG
  
• PATH - must include the Progress /bin/ subdirectory, typically found at $DLC/bin/

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., SQL-89 or SQL-92)
  
• Identify the Progress socket service
  
• Identify the Progress server hostname

Database Configuration for Unicode

• Unicode Configuration

Additional Reading

• Restart Progress in Sockets Mode