Re: INFORMIXSERVER and DBPATH

On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, 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? TIA > Are you connecting using the CONNECT statement or the DATABASE statement? The manual states that the client application will only use DBPATH to connect to an alternate instance through the CONNECT statement. How true this is I don't know. We are also trying to get the clients to hookup to the UP instance from a list of available instances. ==================================================================== Harold Luse Phone: (970) 491-4120 Veterinary Teaching Hospital Fax: (970) 491-4123 Colorado State University Pager: (970) 229-8173 Fort Collins, Colorado USA E-mail: hluse@vth.colostate.edu ====================================================================