Using ALLBASE/Query

To access a remote DBEn vironment using ALLBASE/Query (formerly called HP Visor), en ter the alias name on the ALLBASE/Query Choose DBEn vironment screen. You must have Version A.01.03 of ALLBASE/QUER Y to use an alias name.

It is recommended that clien t and server logins be the same for remote access with ALLBASE/Query. However, in some cases, suc h as in MPE/iX to HP-UX connections, this is not always possible. Refer to \Clien t and Server Login Names" under \Cross-System Connectivity" in the \Getting Started" c hapter for more information.

Using ALLBASE/4GL

To access a remote DBEn vironment using ALLBASE/4GL, en ter the alias name in the SQL Database Name ￿eld on the Application De￿nition Screen of the ADMINIST application. An SQL Owner Group m ust also be speci￿ed at the same time. Y ou must have Version B.00.00 of ALLBASE/4GL to use an alias name.

Using Information Access SQL/XL

Information Access SQL/XL, installed on the ALLBASE/NET clien t, allows users on a PC to select and retriev e information from an ALLBASE/SQL tables on the serv er. It works with the PC-based applications Information Access PC and HP NewW ave Access. With Information Access SQL/XL, users can view and w ork with ALLBASE/SQL tables in the following ways:

Select only the data needed for viewing and manipulation.

Sort and summarize table information.

Save and/or print the results of table manipulation.

Create and print reports from result tables with Information Access PC's Report W riter. Reformat result tables for use in other PC applications.

For more information about Information Access, refer to the man uals: Information Access SQL/XL , Using Information A ccess PC , and HP NewWave Access User's Guide .

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