Controlling message size

The following section discusses the message encoding and compression scheme in SQL Remote Message Agent (dbremote).

The SQL Remote Message Agent provides the following encoding and compression features:

  • Compatibility   The system can be set to be compatible with previous versions of SQL Anywhere. See Upgrading SQL Remote.

  • Compression   You can select a level of compression for your messages.

    Message size affects the efficiency with which messages pass through a system. Compressed messages can be processed more efficiently by a message system than uncompressed messages. However, compression can take a significant amount of time. See compression option [SQL Remote].

  • Encoding   SQL Remote encodes messages to ensure that they pass through message systems uncorrupted. The encoding scheme can be customized to provide extra features. See Encoding: Preventing message corruption.

For information about SQL Remote requirements for the maximum message length, see SQL Remote Message Agent (dbremote) requirements.


Encoding: Preventing message corruption