Re: INFORMIX 5 : is there a SQLHOSTS file ?

Posted in 1997

Art S. Kagel — Thu, 04 Sep 1997 12:09:12 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Apostolos Varnas wrote: > > Peries, Chaminda wrote: > > for Online 5 you need an extra product Informix Star Ver. 5.xx in order > to communicate with > ODBC drivers that doesn't provide server side software for the > communication such those from > Openlink,SCO,Esker etc. > > With Informix Star installed you define in a sqlhosts file the following > > dbservername nettype hostname servicename > > where dbservername is your informix server name and isdefined in > TBCONFIG, nettype will be something like oltlitcp or olsoctcp, Actually these are the 7.xx values, Online 5.0x used tcp, soc, & shm for the connection type field. > hostname must be defined in /etc/hosts and servicename is the service > name for the > Informix Star daemon (sqlexecd) and is defined in /etc/services When you get I-STAR it comes with its own manual which explains all of this. Art S. Kagel