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CHAPTER 14 Adaptive Server IQ as a Data Server

•The interfaces file ( sql.ini).

❖To open a session:

•Select Interfaces Driver from the DS Name box and click OK.

Note The DSEDIT utility uses the SYBASE environment variable to locate the libtcl.cfg file. If the SYBASE environment variable is not set correctly, DSEDIT cannot locate the libtcl.cfg file.

You can add, modify, or delete entries for servers, including Adaptive Server

IQ servers, in this window.

Adding a server entry

❖To add a server entry:

Server entry name need not match server command-line name

1Choose Add from the Server Object menu. The Input Server Name window appears.

2Type a server name in the Server Name box, and click OK to enter the server name.

The server entry appears in the Server box. To specify the attributes of the server, you must modify the entry.

The server name entered here does not need to match the name provided on the Adaptive Server IQ command line. The server address, not the server name, is used to identify and locate the server.

It server name field is purely an identifier for Open Client. For Adaptive Server IQ, if the server has more than one database loaded, the DSEDIT server name entry identifies which database to use.

Adding or changing the server address

Once you have entered a Server Name, you need to modify the Server Address to complete the interfaces file entry.

❖To enter a Server Address:

1 Select a server entry in the Server box.

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