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// disconnect from the server
server.disconnect();
if (essbase != null && essbase.isSignedOn())
// mark the IEssbase object as signed off
essbase.signOff();
} catch (EssException e) {
// again, simplistic exception handling
e.printStackTrace(System.out);
}
}
So far in this chapter, we have discussed some of the Essbase objects available in the
Java API and have learned how to use those objects to connect to an Essbase database.
In the next section, we will discuss how to retrieve data from Essbase.
8.4 RETRIEVING DATA FROM ESSBASE
e primary reason for anyone to use Essbase is to store data that users can later retrieve
into their spreadsheets. For nearly every Essbase user, this seems to be a fa ...