Re: database open Error -761 : INFORMIXSERVER does not match either DBSERVERNAME or DBSERVERALIASES.

Carlos Perez wrote: > Hello I have the following problem. > > Due an old program limitation the size of the servername can no be > larger than 6 characters in the client and the server is a corporative > Database used by several sistems to the same server. > > The client sqlhosts is: > > pro699 onsoctcp lrazu01 prod_699> > > And the server has: > prod_699 group - - i=699 > prod_699shm onipcshm lrazu01 prod_699shm > g=prod_699 > prod_699tcp ontlitcp lrazu01 prod_699 > g=prod_699> > Is there any way to tell the client and the server that pro699 > correspond to prod_699tcp, > > Thanks > > Carlos Perez > cgpp@hotmail.com You can an ALIAS name to your database server (named pro699) by filling the DBSERVERALIAS entry in $ONCONFIG. You'll have to setup server side $INFORMIXSQLHOSTS and restart the engine. Regards