Lesson 6: Starting the MobiLink server

In this lesson, you start the MobiLink server. Start the MobiLink server (mlsrv16) using the -c option to connect to your consolidated database. Use the -sl java or -sl dnet option to load your Java or .NET class, respectively.

Prerequisites

This lesson assumes you have completed all preceding lessons. See Lesson 1: Setting up a text file data source.

This lesson assumes that you have the roles and privileges listed in the Privileges section at the start of this tutorial: Tutorial: Using direct row handling.

Task

Connect to your consolidated database and load the class on the mlsrv16 command line.

Replace c:\MLdirect with the location of your source files.

For Java, run the following command:

mlsrv16 -c "DSN=mldirect_db" -o serverOut.txt -v+ -dl -zu+ -x tcpip -sl java (-cp c:\MLdirect)

For .NET, run the following command:

mlsrv16 -c "DSN=mldirect_db" -o serverOut.txt -v+ -dl -zu+ -x tcpip -sl dnet (-MLAutoLoadPath=c:\MLdirect)

The MobiLink server messages window appears.

Below is a description of each MobiLink server option used in this tutorial. The options -o, -v, and -dl provide debugging and troubleshooting information. Using these logging options is appropriate in a development environment. For performance reasons, -v+ and -dl are typically not used in production.

Option	Description
-c	Precedes the connection string.
-o	Specifies the message log file serverOut.txt.
-v+	The -v option specifies what information is logged. Using -v+ sets maximum verbose logging.
-dl	Displays all log messages on screen.
-zu+	Adds new users automatically.
-x	Sets the communications protocol and parameters for MobiLink clients.
-sl java	Specifies a set of directories to search for class files, and forces the Java VM to load on server startup.
-sl dnet	Specifies the location of .NET assemblies and forces the CLR to load on server startup.

Results

The MobiLink server is started with a connection to your consolidated database and the class you created is loaded.

Next

Proceed to Lesson 7: Setting up your MobiLink client database.

Lesson 6: Starting the MobiLink server

Task

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