INFORMIXSQLHOSTS environment variable
The INFORMIXSQLHOSTS environment variable specifies where the SQL client or the database server can find connectivity information.
- pathname
- The full path name of the connectivity information file. UNIX: Default =$INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhostsWindows server: Default = %INFORMIXDIR%\etc\sqlhosts.%INFORMIXSERVER%
For example, the following command overrides the
default location and specifies that the mysqlhosts file
is in the /work/envt directory:
setenv INFORMIXSQLHOSTS /work/envt/mysqlhosts
Windows™ client: The INFORMIXSQLHOSTS environment variable points to the computer whose registry contains the SQLHOSTS subkey. For example, the following command instructs the Windows™ client to look for connectivity information in the registry of a computer named arizona:
set INFORMIXSQLHOSTS = \\arizona