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Before You Begin
Before you can start the training process described in this guide you
must:
* be able to sign on to HP ALLBASE/4GL as a developer.
* have the training application defined in the administ application.
* have chosen the data manager you will use for the training
application.
The process you use to start HP ALLBASE/4GL may vary from one
installation to another. You may need to talk to your system
administrator about the procedure to log in to the MPE/iX system, and to
start HP ALLBASE/4GL. Your HP ALLBASE/4GL administrator will allocate an
HP ALLBASE/4GL user name for you so you can sign on as a developer.
If you are the system administrator, refer to the HP ALLBASE/4GL
Developer Administration Manual to find out how to install HP
ALLBASE/4GL. That manual also describes the procedures for defining HP
ALLBASE/4GL user names and application names.
An application cannot be developed in HP ALLBASE/4GL until it has been
defined in the administ application. To define the training application,
you or your system administrator should follow the instructions in
Appendix A of this guide. This will enable you to develop and run the
training application.
Choosing a Data Manager
HP ALLBASE/4GL allows you to create applications that interface with a
number of data managers: KSAM data files, HP ALLBASE/SQL databases, HP
TurboIMAGE/iX databases, and serial data files.
This training guide includes instructions for using the first three
listed data managers to build your application. Most of the time, there
is no difference in the instructions for the three applications. In some
cases, however, especially when you are manipulating data in a file,
table, or data set, there may be slight differences. When this occurs,
separate instructions for that database are provided.
NOTE To build the training application using the HP ALLBASE/SQL or HP
TurboIMAGE/iX databases, you must have that database installed on
your system.
When a difference between data managers occurs, this training guide will
direct you to read the appropriate instructions. You can skip the
sections that are irrelevant to you.
If you are not sure about which data manager to use for your application,
ask your HP ALLBASE/4GL administrator for advice or refer to your HP
ALLBASE/4GL Developer Reference Manual.