Environment variables used for connection

Open Client and Open Server products use the environment variables shown in Table A-1 during the connection process.

Table A-1: Environment variables used for connection

Variable

Value

Default

Used by

DSLISTEN

The name of the Open Server application, as listed in sql.ini or directory service.

If DSLISTEN is not set, Open Server uses the default value “SYBASE.”

SYBASE

Open Server.

Uses DSLISTEN only if the Open Server application does not specify a server during initialization.

DSQUERY

The name of the target server, as listed in sql.ini or directory service.

If DSQUERY is not set, Open Client uses the default value “SYBASE.”

SYBASE

Open Client.

Uses DSQUERY only if the Open Client application does not specify the name of the server.

SYBASE

The location of the Sybase installation directory.

Home directory of the “sybase” user

Open Client and Open Server.

SYBASE_ OCS

Home directory for the Open Client and Open Server products.

OCS-15_0

Open Client and Open Server.

PATH

The directory paths that Open Client and Open Server products search to find executables and DLLs.

Executables

Open Client and Open Server.