Pre-DB-Access Installation

Before you set up the DB–Access environment, you must perform the following preparatory steps:

1. Install the database server and set environment variables.
2. Set up the Global Language Support (GLS) locale, where language localization requires it.
3. Start the database server.

You can then run the initialization script for the demonstration database (optional) and invoke the DB–Access program, as described in Invoking DB-Access.