Remote Database Directory Entries (RDBDIRE)

The operating system keeps a directory of remote databases known to it. When definitions are activated, they create Remote DB Directory Entries (RDBDIRE).

To work with directory entries, select 1. Work with Directory Entries from the DB-Gate main menu. The Work with Directory Entries screen appears:

​                        ​ Work with DB Directory Entries​       ​ Allowed:​ No limit ​                                                                                 ​ Type options, press Enter.               ​ Subset  . . .​    ​           ​            ​ 1=Select​  ​ 3=Copy​  ​ 4=Remove​  ​ 7=Activate​  ​ 8=Deactivate​  ​ 9=Verify​                                                                                            ​ Opt​ ​ Status​  ​ Directory entry   ​                                                ​ ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ ALEX      ​ TEST ALEX                                         ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ A150      ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ A520      ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ BIG       ​ IBM Big Data                                      ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ DB2       ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ DDD       ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ FB        ​ Firebird sample database                          ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ H2        ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ JDEDEVTNS ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ Active  ​ LO        ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LOCALDB   ​ Connection to local DB                            ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LOPC      ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LOPC2     ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LO2       ​                                                   ​                                                                       ​      More...​  ​ F3=Exit   F5=Refresh   F6=Add new   F8=Print        F12=Cancel               ​   ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​

The body of the screen shows the Directory Entry name for each entry, along with an optional text description. If the entry is active, the Status field for the entry is set to Active.

To view a specific subset of directories, type the first alphanumeric characters of the driver followed by an asterisk (*) in the Subset field and press Enter.

The entries are redisplayed with results that match your query.

​                        ​ Work with DB Directory Entries​       ​ Allowed:​ No limit ​                                                                                 ​ Type options, press Enter.               ​ Subset  . . .​    ​ LO*       ​            ​ 1=Select​  ​ 3=Copy​  ​ 4=Remove​  ​ 7=Activate​  ​ 8=Deactivate​  ​ 9=Verify​                                                                                            ​ Opt​ ​ Status​  ​ Directory entry   ​                                                ​ ​  ​  ​ Active  ​ LO        ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LOCALDB   ​ Connection to local DB                            ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LOPC      ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LOPC2     ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LO2       ​                                                   ​      ​  ​  ​ ---     ​ LO4       ​                                                   ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ​       Bottom​  ​ F3=Exit   F5=Refresh   F6=Add new   F8=Print        F12=Cancel               ​   ​                                                                                                                                                                  ​

You can perform the following activities:

• Modifying a Directory Entry
• Copying an Existing Directory Entry
• Creating a New Directory Entry
• Removing a Directory Entry
• Activating a Directory Entry
• Deactivating a Directory Entry
• Verifying a Directory Connection