A database profile is a named set of parameters stored in the registry that defines a connection to a particular database in the PowerBuilder development environment.
Creating and using database profiles is the easiest way to manage your database connections in PowerBuilder because you can:
Select a database profile to establish or change database connections. You can easily connect to another database anytime during a PowerBuilder session. This is particularly useful if you often switch between different database connections.
Edit a database profile to modify or supply additional connection parameters.
Use the Preview tab page to test a connection and copy the connection syntax to your application code.
Delete a database profile if you no longer need to access that data.
Import and export profiles.
Because database profiles are created when you define your data and are stored in the registry, they have the following benefits:
They are always available to you.
Connection parameters supplied in a database profile are saved until you edit or delete the database profile.
