# Unable to connect to database on Natural for Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, Natural-on-Linux, Natural-on-Windows-Unix\ **Created:** [September 20, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518 "2017-09-20T19:15:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ritu\_Mengi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Ritu\_Mengi](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ritu_Mengi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/1 "2017-09-20T19:15:20Z")
I am getting the following error when I try running my program on Natural for Windows. Database 1 is not active. Please help ---
**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/2 "2017-09-20T19:34:57Z")
Did you create database 1? The Create Demo Database function defaults to DBID 12. Did you start database 1? From the Start menu: Start → Software AG → Start Command Prompt → adabas dbid=1 ---
**Author:** ![Ritu\_Mengi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Ritu\_Mengi](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ritu_Mengi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/3 "2017-09-20T19:39:25Z")
No I did not start database from the start menu. I don’t know how to ---
**Author:** ![Ritu\_Mengi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Ritu\_Mengi](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ritu_Mengi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/4 "2017-09-20T19:54:24Z")
I tried START → All Programs → Software AG Natural Community Edition → Administration → Adabas 6.4 → START command prompt I don’t know what to type next to C:\Natural-CE\Adabas\> in the command prompt. ---
**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/5 "2017-09-20T19:58:12Z")
If your database number is 1 ```auto adabas dbid=1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Ritu\_Mengi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Ritu\_Mengi](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ritu_Mengi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/6 "2017-09-20T19:59:36Z")
It gives an error Cannot read INI data of database 1 ---
**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/7 "2017-09-20T20:14:16Z")
This tells me that you haven’t created your database or that when you did, you specified a DBID other than 1 (the default demo DBID is 12). Try changing your DDM to point to DBID 12 (the default). Then re-run your program. If that doesn’t work, then create a demo database: ```auto ... --> Administration -> Adabas 6.4 --> Create Demo Database ``` You can specify a DBID of 1, if you like. ---
**Author:** ![Ritu\_Mengi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Ritu\_Mengi](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ritu_Mengi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/8 "2017-09-20T22:31:39Z")
How do I change DBID value? ---
**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/9 "2017-09-20T23:06:34Z")
1 In Natural Studio’s Library Workspace (usually on the left), select the Logical View tab at the bottom of the frame. 2 Open the tree for System Library, then SYSEXDDM, then DDMs. 3 Right-click the DDM of your choice, then click Copy. I’ll use EMPLOYEES. 4 Right-click your development library (Local Environment → User Libraries → Your-lib), then click Paste. 5 Open the library tree, then open the DDMs node. 6 Double-click the EMPLOYEES object to invoke the DDM editor. A warning will be displayed that database 1 is not active. Click OK to display the DDM. 7 On the menu bar, click DDM, then DDM Header. 8 In the pop-up window, change the Database ID to 12. (The selection box lets you scroll through the list of available databases.) Then press OK. 9 If database 12 is not active, a warning message is displayed; press OK. 10 Close the DDM editor. When prompted to save changes, press YES. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/unable-to-connect-to-database-on-natural-for-windows/196518/10 "2021-04-02T15:39:20Z")