Re: INFORMIX 5 : is there a SQLHOSTS file ?

On 3 Sep 97 at 17:02, Peries, Chaminda wrote: > In the $INFORMIXDIR/etc directory there is no SQLHOSTS file. Instead > there is a TBCONFIG file. TBCONFIG is the equivalent of ONCONFIG. > Where do I get The SERVICE NAME for the database from ? I found > the database server name in the TBCONFIG file. You have to create an entry in /etc/services. AFAIK, the name used there is the service name. > 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 . I'm not entirely surprised. Online 5 has no concept of an SQLHOSTS file... -- Ciao, Billy Nose to the ear in Johannesburg, Murder Capital of the World. For a good time, call: http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html