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