Selecting a database profile

You can select a database profile from the Database Profiles dialog box.

To connect to a database using the Database Profiles dialog box:

Click the Database Profile button in the PowerBar

or

Select Tools>Database Profile from the menu bar.

Database Profile button If your PowerBar does not include the Database Profile button, use the customize feature to add the button to the PowerBar. Having the Database Profile button on your PowerBar is useful if you frequently switch connections between different databases. For instructions on customizing toolbars, see the User’s Guide.

The Database Profiles dialog box displays, listing your installed database interfaces.

Where 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 Profiles dialog box displays the same interfaces that appear in the Vendors list.
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.
Select the name of the database profile you want to access and click Connect

or

Display the pop-up menu for a database profile and select Connect.

DataWindow Designer connects to the specified database and returns you to the painter workspace.

Database painter Objects view

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

To connect to a database using the Database painter:

Click the Database painter button in the PowerBar.

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

Where 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.
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.
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.