Tutorial: Prepare the SQL Server Environment

Guides you through the process of creating the SQL Server environment required for the OpenESQL .NET Code tutorials.

All OpenESQL .NET COBOL tutorials use the same SQL Server database, named BookDemo. Before continuing to an OpenESQL .NET Code tutorial, you need to create the database and a database connection.

Prerequisite

Review the Assumptions and Before you begin a tutorial sections in the Tutorials: OpenESQL .NET Code topic to ensure that your environment is set up properly.

Sequence

To complete this tutorial, progress through these topics in the order presented here. The bottom of each topic provides Next topic and Previous topic navigational links to help you proceed in the proper sequence:

  1. Set Up the BookDemo Database
    Walks you through the process of creating and populating the BookDemo SQL Server database for use with these tutorials.
  2. Create an ADO.NET Connection to BookDemo
    Provides step-by-step instructions for using the ADO.NET Connection Editor to create a connection to the BookDemo SQL Server database.
Parent topic: Tutorials: OpenESQL .NET Code