Re: INFORMIXSERVER and DBPATH

Thanks to all that replied. I found, with some help, that you need to issue a connect statement. A database statement does not work. example: export INFORMIXSERVER=online_A export DBPATH=\\\\online_B If online_A server is down and I issue a connect statement the client application will automatically connect me to online_B. Again, Thanks for your help... ----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:08 PM Subject: Re: INFORMIXSERVER and DBPATH > David Link wrote: > > I am trying to write a client application which connects to the > > $INFORMIXSERVER database and if it cannot connect to it try and > > connect to the server listed in the DBPATH variable. However if > > the engine which is referenced by $INFORMIXSERVER is down and I > > attempt to connect to the database listed by the DBPATH I get a > > -908. This also happens when using "dbaccess". What am I missing > > or is what I am trying to do impossible? > > It appears that the primary server listed in $INFORMIXSERVER must > be up, even if the first thing you do is ignore it and connect to > somewhere else. If the system is listed in DBPATH is up, then you > could revise INFORMIXSERVER to point to the new (up) system before > trying to connect, couldn't you? > > No, I've no idea why the primary $INFORMIXSERVER has to be up when > you do 'CONNECT TO 'dbase@some_other_server' -- I wish I knew. > > -- > Jonathan Leffler (jleffler@informix.com, jleffler@earthlink.net) > Guardian of DBD::Informix v0.60 -- see http://www.perl.com/CPAN > #include <disclaimer.h> >