OpenEdge Data Management: DataServer for Microsoft SQL Server

Migrating an OpenEdge database to MS SQL Server
Table 50 describes the information for which you are prompted to enter.
Table 50: OpenEdge-to-MS SQL Server Conversion utility (1 of 2)
Interface element Description
Original OpenEdge
Database
Connect parameters for
OpenEdge
Name of Schema holder
Database
Accept the default value. If you are using
suggested OpenEdge database name, the
default is sports.
Accept the default value, which specifies the
current working database.
Type myholder, or another schema holder
name of your choice.
Logical Database Name Type the name that OpenEdge will use to
identify the MS SQL Server database.
ODBC Data Source Name Type the ODBC Data Source Name you used
when registering the data source.
Username Type the user ID for MS SQL Server.
User’s Password Type the password of the user.
Connect parameters See Chapter 6, “Connecting the DataServer,”
for connection parameters.
MaximumVarchar Length By default, the maximum size of the VARCHAR
data type is 8000. The text data type is
greater than 8000. If you enter a value that is
less than 8000, the text data type will be
used when a character field display format or
width is greater than the value you have
entered. NOTE: When Use Unicode Types is
selected, NVARCHAR maximum length is 4000
by default. For UTF-8, because characters
can use up to four bytes, only 2000 characters
are guaranteed to fit.
Codepage Must be the OpenEdge name for the code
page that the data source uses. Use UTF-8 if
Unicode support is desired.
Collation Accept the default value.
Insensitive Accept the default value to retain case
insensitivity.
Load SQL Leave this box selected to have the generated
SQL script loaded into the data source.
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