INET_SERVICE

Description

Specifies the name of the service that a remote Informix database server uses to listen to all incoming requests from client applications.

Applies to

Syntax

INET_SERVICE='service_name'

Parameter

Description

service_name

A string that specifies the name of the service that a remote Informix database server uses to listen to incoming requests

For information about the correct service name for your site, see your Informix system administrator.

Default

By default, InfoMaker uses the service name specified in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Informix\SqlHosts registry key.

Examples

Example 1

To specify that your Informix database server uses the sqlexec service name, type sqlexec in the Service Name box on the Network page in the Database Profile Setup dialog box.

Example 2

You can specify values for INET_DBPATH, INET_PROTOCOL, and INET_SERVICE together. To specify that the directory /Informix contains Informix databases, and that you want to connect using the turbo service and the olsoctcp network protocol:, type /Informix in the Database Path box, turbo in the Service Name box, and olsoctcp in the Protocol Type box on the Network page in the Database Profile Setup dialog box.

See also