Lesson 3: Connecting to the Database

This lesson shows you how to connect to a SQL Anywhere demonstration database and how to use the Database painter to look at the table definitions for this database. You will use this database connection in Lesson 4, “Creating an Employee List.”

NoteSQL Anywhere version The databases in this tutorial are SQL Anywhere 10 databases. If you are using SQL Anywhere Studio 8.x or 9.x with Adaptive Server Anywhere databases, see the “Connecting to the Database” lesson in the previous version of this book that remains available on the Sybooks Web site.

Some Pocket PC 2002 devices can freeze while running SQL Anywhere 10 applications. For lessons using SQL Anywhere 10 databases, you should use Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5, or Windows Mobile 6 devices.

In this lesson you:

NoteHow long does it take? About 20 minutes.