Re: A novice seeking the answers..

On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, hypnotic wrote: > Hi guys, > I am a 'user' of Informix db on unix. I have always wondered what the > environment setting to find the file '/usr/infor..<path> .. > /sqlrmsoctcp' is for? I heard from my colleague that is to access remote > databases ( db on other servers ). I this accurate or is there more to > it? Does it hamper programs from accesing local databases? Is there any > more important enviroment files that I should know bout , other than the > usual 'sqlexec' and 'sqlturbo'? Thanks , cause I am trying to understand > Informix a little better.. :) If you are referring to the environment variable SQLEXEC this is used by Informix R5.xx executables. With a 5.xx engine this points to the engine executable (sqlturbo) with a 7.xx engine this points to the SQL Remote Module (sqlrm) which is a 7.xx executable that implements the SQLTURBO fromt end interface so that older 5.0x executables can be used in the 7.xx database environment if the source is not available to be recompiled under 7.xx. Art S. Kagel, kagel@bloomberg.com