Kbase P18769: How to connect a Progress 9.x client to a Progress 8.x database.
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
15/10/2008 |
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Status: Verified
GOAL:
How to connect a Progress 9.x client to a Progress 8.x database.
GOAL:
Can a higher Client connect to a lower Database?
GOAL:
Can a Version 9.x client connect to a Version 8.x Database?
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 8.x
Progress 9.x
FIX:
It is possible for a Progress 9.x client to connect to a Progress 8.x database.
As a rule the Progress client can only be 1 major release higher than the database and can only be achieved by using a remote connection. To do this:
1. A database broker has to be running for the Progress 8.x database. The -S and -H parameters have to be specified, e.g.
proserve sports -H localhost -S prosv01
The server has to be started using the appropriate Progress 8.x environment. The host name specified by the -H parameter must be accessible in the HOSTS file or via DNS. The Service name specified with the -S parameter must be assigned a TCP port in the SERVICES file.
2. When starting the Progress 9.x client, the same -H and -S parameters must also be specified:
mpro sports -H localhost -S prosv01.
The client has to be started using the appropriate Progress 9.x environment. The host name specified by the -H parameter must be accessible in the HOSTS file or via DNS. The Service name specified with the -S parameter must be assigned a TCP port in the SERVICES file.