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How Do You Use DB/Assist to Build An ESL Application?

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The following lists the general steps you should follow to build the database access portion of an ESL application using DB/Assist.

1.Start DB/Assist

2.Create a new SAM in DB/Assist

3.Build the SQL statements in the SAM        

4.If desired, run each SQL statement in the SAM to test the results

5.Link ESL variables to columns in each SQL statement in the SAM

6.Compile the SAM to generate ESL action routines for your ESL application. This step also creates a bind file and, optionally, a database access package.

7.Call DB/Assist-generated action routines in the appropriate place in your ESL program.

8.Compile you ESL application using EPARSE.EXE