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=Pre-Requisites for Connections to Progress and <nop>OpenEdge=

==Basic DBMS & DBMS Version Support==

* [[Do OpenLink drivers connect to Progress?]] 
* [[WhichVersionsOfProgressAreSupportedByOpenLinkDrivers|Progress version support]] 
* [[HowCanIDetectMyProgressDBMSVersion|Detecting the Progress Version]] 

==Database Native Client Requirements==

* [[WhatIsTheProgressNativeClient|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?]] 
* [[WherecanIgettheProgressnativeclient|Obtaining the Progress native client]]
* [[HowDoIConfigureTheProgressNativeClient|Configure the Progress native client]] 

==Key Database Native Variables (Set Before <nop>OpenLink Install)==

* [[WhatValueDoesTheDLCEnvironmentVariablePass|DLC]] 
* [[WhatValueDoesThePROCFGEnvironmentVariablePass|PROCFG]] 
* {{{PATH}}} - must include the Progress {{{/bin/}}} subdirectory, typically found at {{{$DLC/bin/}}}

==Database Native Settings You Need to Know==

* [[HowCanITellIfProgressIsRunningInSocketsOrSharedMemory|Identify the Progress startup mode (i.e., sockets or shared memory)]] 
* [[HowCanITellIfProgressIsRunningInSQL89OrSQL92Mode|Identify the Progress SQL mode (i.e., SQL-89 or SQL-92)]] 
* [[HowCanIFindMyProgressDatabaseTcpSocketDefinition|Identify the Progress socket service]] 
* [[HowCanIFindTheHostnameAssociatedWithMyProgressDatabaseSocketParameters|Identify the Progress server hostname]] 

==Database Configuration for Unicode==

* [[ProgressUnicodeConfig|Unicode Configuration]]

==Additional Reading==

* [[Restart Progress in Sockets Mode]]