When you are working in the InfoMaker development environment, Connect DB at Startup controls whether InfoMaker connects to the database when you open a painter requiring a connection (the default) or automatically when you start InfoMaker.
InfoMaker only
The Connect DB at Startup preference is available in the Database
Preferences property sheet only in InfoMaker. It has no effect in
InfoMaker applications at runtime or in PowerBuilder®.
All database interfaces
In the Database painter, select or clear the Connect DB at Startup check box in the Database Preferences property sheet as follows:
Select the check box The next time you start InfoMaker, it automatically connects to the database at startup and stays connected throughout the session until you exit.
Clear the check box (Default) The next time you start InfoMaker, it connects to the database only when you open one of the following painters requiring a connection: Database, Report, Form, Query, or Data Pipeline. It does not connect to the database automatically at startup.
The Connect DB at Startup check box in the Database Preferences property sheet is cleared by default.
Clearing the Connect DB at Startup check box (the default) in InfoMaker to connect to the database only when a painter requires it can save you money if you are accessing a database that charges for connect time.
