Delay connection until needed

To use this feature in PDL TCP/IP, select Delay connection until needed and Close after write on the PDL TCP/IP Protocol Properties dialog box and clear Auto-reconnect. The delayed connection feature overrides auto-reconnect all of the time.

When selected, connection allocation is delayed until there is a message to write. By default, the check box is not selected. When using this option, the driver allocates a connection only when required for an outbound message.

To use this feature in TCP/IP, select Delay connection until needed and Close after write on the TCP/IP Protocol Properties dialog box and clear Auto-reconnect. The delayed connection feature overrides auto-reconnect, with one exception:

If Delay connection until needed and Auto-reconnect are both selected, then reconnect is still in effect, even if there is a transaction error.

When selected, connection allocation is delayed until there is a message to write. By default, the check box is not selected. When using this option, the driver allocates a connection only when required for an outbound message.