Specifying the server name

When you specify the server name value, you must use the following format to connect to the database through the Informix interface:

host_name@server_name

Parameter

Description

host_name

The name of the host computer running the Informix database server. This corresponds to the Informix HOSTNAME environment variable.

server_name

The name of the server containing the Informix database. This corresponds to the Informix SERVER environment variable.

For example, to use the IN9 interface to connect to an Informix database server named server01 running on a host machine named sales, type the host name (sales) in the Host Name box and the server name (server01) in the Server box on the Connection tab in the Database Profile Setup - Informix IN9 dialog box. DataWindow Designer saves this server name as sales@server01 in the database profile entry in the system registry.