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Creating an Empty Progress Database

The DataServer uses the empty Progress database as a holder for the schema for your ODBC data source. The simplest way to create an empty Progress database is to do it from the Data Administration tool, as described in this section. For information on other ways to create an empty Progress database, see the Progress Database Administration Guide and Reference.

To create and connect an empty Progress database from the Data Administration tool, follow these steps:

  1. Start Progress with no database connected and access the Data Administration tool.
  2. Select the Create Database option. The Create Database dialog box appears:
  3. Type the schema-holder name (for example, odbholder) in the New Physical Database Name field.
  4. Select the An EMPTY Database option.
  5. Choose OK. The following dialog box appears. By default, the name of the newly created data source appears in the Physical Name field:
  6. You do not have to provide any additional connection information. You can add connection parameters when you create the data source or edit connection information later. See the online help for a complete description of the Connect Database dialog box.

  7. Choose OK to connect the empty Progress database and return to the Tools main window.

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