Re: SETNET Configuration

Steve Herring wrote: > > Blacker, Herb wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > I'm looking for a solution to the problem of linking to different DB's on > > different boxes using COGNOS report writer. > > The problem is that the linkages are made through SETNET, and I need two > > different environment, host and server setups. > > These setups can be saved to a file, and the file loaded once you're in > > SETNET itself. > > However, I'd like my users to click on two separate icons to get to the > > separate DB's using the different SETNET configs transparently. > > Does anyone know whether SETNET can be executed with the saved xxx.nfx file > > as a parameter? > > Is there another, better solution? > > > > TIA, > > Herb > I don't remember the keys off hand, and the code is not readily > accessible at the moment, but we wrote a DB switcher program for > Informix by searching for the Win95 registry keys and then changing > those to what we want them to be in a Visual c++ program. Basically we > have one program that needs to be run on multiple databases, depending > on if we want it live or test. The program reads the current keys to > decide which you are on and then has a radio buttons for the server to > connect to. Once you choose the server it then runs the app for you. > > Hope this helps > Steve Hi :> For command-line changing of the informixserver registry key you can download a little program from my hp- works under WIN-NT and Win9X. URL: http://members.aol.com/Plabit/dirk.html Regards, Dirk