EngineName Connection Parameter [ENG]

Specifies a running database server to which you want to connect. This is a synonym for ServerName.

Usage

Network servers

Values

String

Default

The default local database server

Description

To connect to a network server, supply an EngineName. In the Connect dialog, and in the ODBC Administrator, this is the Server Name field.

The server name is interpreted according to the character set of the client machine. Multi byte characters are not recommended in server names.

Names must be a valid identifier. Long server names are truncated to different lengths depending on the protocol.

For database server naming restrictions, see the Utility Guide.

Protocol Truncation Length
UNIX shared memory 31 bytes
Non-UNIX shared memory 40 bytes
TCP/IP 40 bytes

Examples

Connect to a server named Guelph:

ENG=Guelph