Re: Informix and Cognos

Posted in 1998

Gursoy YERLI — Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:38:57 -0600 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

What about regular connection? I mean can your clients establish connection by using tools other than cognos. Gursoy YERLI jhamilto@hep.hubbell.com wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > Environment: HP-UX 10.20 Informix On-line 7.3 > Cognos/Impromptu 4.01 > > The problem seems simple but no one seems to be able to help. I'm > bouncing this problem off of everyone I know to see if I get some idea's. > > Here's the problem: > > I have a Cognos script, when executed, is suppose to sign onto the > Informix database and run a query and build a thing called a powercube. > In the script I have added statements to set INFORMIXDIR, > INFORMIXSERVER, ONCONFIG and even DBSERVERNAME. All variables are > exported. Every Time this shell runs, Cognos dies with an "unable to > sign onto database" failure. > > I'm I missing some environment variables to allow a shell script to > connect to Informix? > > Thanks, > > Jerry Hamilton > Informix DBA > Hubbell-Killark > 314-406-1521