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Synonym for ServerName. The name of a running database server to which you want to connect.
Network servers
String
The default local database server.
You need to supply an EngineName to connect to a network server. 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.
Protocol |
Truncation Length |
|---|---|
UNIX shared memory |
31 bytes |
non-UNIX shared memory |
40 bytes |
TCP/IP |
40 bytes |
“Identifiers” in Chapter 2, “SQL Language Elements,” in Reference: Building Blocks, Tables, and Procedures.
“Database options parameters” in Chapter 1, “Running the Database Server,” in the Utility Guide
“How connection parameters work”
Connect to a server named Guelph:
ENG=Guelph
