Selecting a database profile

Database painter Objects view

You can select a database profile from the Database painter Objects view.

StepsTo connect to a database:

  1. Select View>Database Painter from the Visual Studio menu bar.

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

    NoteWhere 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.