Kbase 15515: Connect a character client to a remote DB from Win 3.x/95/NT
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
06/12/1999 |
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Connecting a character client to a remote DB from Win 3.x/95/NT
If a customer tries to make a remote connection to a DB using the V7 DOS character client via TCP or SPX and reports the followings errors:
PRONCS startup failed. (763)
RPC CALL failed for 0, error = 0. (2656)
RPC CALL failed for 12, error = 0. (2656)
PROTOCOL TCP is not supported in this version of PROGRESS. (1431)
They should be aware that such a connection is ONLY possible with DOS
TCP/SPX layer, NOT a Windows TCP/SPX layer. (So, it does NOT work from a DOS BOX under Windows)
Thus, to make such a connection using Novell's Lan WorkPlace the user
must:
1) SET the DOS DLC environment variable.
Example: SET DLC=C:\DLC
2) SET the PRONCS environment variable.
Example: SET PRONCS=C:\DLC\BIN\PROLWP.EXE
NOTES:
A)If there is lack of environment space, increase the environment
space in the CONFIG.SYS file. SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /e:2048
B) Progress' DOS character client ONLY supports 4 DOS-based TCP stacks
Below is a list of the Progress "PRONCS" modules required for each.
* PRONCS.EXE ---> SPX, FTP's TCP/IP
PROWOL.EXE ---> SPX, Wollongong's Pathway Access TCP/IP
PROLWP.EXE ---> SPX, Novell's Lan WorkPlace for DOS TCP/IP
PRONFS.EXE ---> SPX, Sun PC-NFS TCP/IP
* default if PRONCS is NOT specified.
C) With version 8.2C and higher the TCP connection DOES work in a
DOS BOX under windows.
For more information about PRONCS environment variable please refer to
the "Installation Notes Progress Version 7, MS-DOS".
Progress Software Technical Support Note # 15515