Using Cloudview
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Starting Cloudview

Before starting Cloudview, set the class path as described in Chapter 1, "What Are the Cloudscape Tools and Utilities?" If you are using Cloudscape as a database server, start the server before connecting, and specify the JDBC driver as documented in the Cloudscape Server and Administration Guide in the system protocol panel.

To start the Cloudview application, use this command line:

 java [options] COM.cloudscape.tools.cview [databaseName]*

Cloudview uses the protocol information from its last run, or jdbc:cloudscape: on its first use, as the default protocol. In the above command, java is the JVM you wish to use to run the application; options are options applicable to that JVM; databaseName is an (optional) list of databases (short names, not full database connection URLs) for Cloudview to connect to.

java -Dcloudscape.system.home=d:\todays_build
    COM.cloudscape.tools.cview toursDB

If you are using Cloudscape as an embedded database, the application in which it is embedded must not be running. Only one application at a time can access a Cloudscape database. On platforms where Cloudscape cannot prevent this, database corruption can result if you don't follow that rule.

NOTE: If you have installed Cloudscape using the Windows installer, you can also start Cloudview from the Windows Start menu. When Cloudview is run from the Windows Start menu, you do not need to explicitly set your classpath.

When you start Cloudview, the Main Screen appears.

Cloudview Log

Cloudview creates a file called SysVisual.LOG in the directory from which Cloudview is started. This file contains messages about the Cloudview session that you should provide to Technical Support when reporting any problems you may encounter when using Cloudview.