Re: INFORMIX 5 : is there a SQLHOSTS file ?

Dear Peries, For online V5.X you need a seperate product called I-Star. For version 7.X this is built into the engine. Regards, Jason On 3 Sep 1997 18:28:20 -0400, CPeries@dynasty.com ("Peries, Chaminda") wrote: >Hi ! > >I have been using Informix 7.2 / CLI 2.5 / ODBC. Now, I have an >application I need to test against an Informix - Online 5 Database. > >The database was installed, I have created tables etc.. The problem is >connecting to this database via CLI or ODBC. > >I was not able to configure them the way I did with INFORMIX -7. > >In the $INFORMIXDIR/etc directory there is no SQLHOSTS file. Instead >there is a TBCONFIG file. > >Where do I get The SERVICE NAME for the database from ? I found the >database server name in the TBCONFIG file. > > > >When I called up Informix tech support they said to create a file called >SQLHOSTS with similar info as in Informix 7 in this directory. but this >didn't work . > >Hope someone can help me out. > > >Thanks > > >Chaminda Peries > >Dynasty Technologies Inc. > >