Re: Does DBPATH work for JDBC connections to SE 7.x database?

In article <memo.19980908190914.2923I@wfsoftware.compulink.co.uk>, paulw@wfsoftware.co.uk wrote: > In article <6t2ia5$b4m$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, peterwiley@my-dejanews.com > () wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > I've been experimenting with the Weblogic type 4 JDBC driver against a > > SE > > 7.24.UC5 engine on Solaris 2.5/SPARC. > > > > I set up a startup script in /etc/rc3.d that includes a DBPATH > > environment > > variable and starts the server. [snip] > > Using dbaccess and connecting to wendy_se server (defined in sqlhosts > > as a > > tcpip service) the DBPATH environment var seems to be used; both test > > databases are visible. > > > > Connecting via the Weblogic drivers, they aren't. If I give the full > > path to > > the database ("jdbc:weblogic:informix4:/tmp/test@my_toy:1525", "user", > > "password") the connection goes through. If I just use the database > > name, I > > get error -329. Same user/password as connecting via dbaccess. My > > conclusion > > is that either the DBPATH variable in my startup script is being > > ignored or > > I'm missing something bleeding obvious. Or there's a bug in the Weblogic > > driver working with SE, but this isn't likely as it looks like a SE > > problem; > > the driver finds the service OK. > > > > Anyone got any ideas? > > > > cc: peter_wil@antdiv.gov.au > > > > TIA, > > > > Peter Wiley > > > > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- > > http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum > > > If this was Online I'd be looking at the informix .rc files to ensure that > the inbound connections are getting the correct environment, but not > being a fan of SE I don't know if SE uses these files (but I suspect it > does.) Thanks, but I don't think that's the problem. I also have Online on the same box. Connecting using the same Java program (just change database & port) works without a problem. I'm pretty sure it's tied up with DBPATH. I've gone through the docs and it *looks* OK, just doesn't work. Peter Wiley -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum