The SQLHOSTS File on VMS and UNIX

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This appendix applies to the OpenVMS and UNIX platforms only.

It describes the SQLHOSTS file which is used to list all the databases that are accessible to a Mimer SQL application from the node on which it resides.

For general information on how to make databases accessible, refer to Registering the Database.

UNIX: On a UNIX node, the path name of SQLHOSTS file is: /etc/sqlhosts The program called mimhosts can be used to manage the contents of the SQLHOSTS file instead of editing it manually. When the dbinstall program is used to install a local database on a UNIX node, an entry for it is automatically added to the LOCAL section, see LOCAL Section, of the SQLHOSTS file on that node. If the file is not found, a default SQLHOSTS file is automatically generated. (See the mimhosts and sqlhosts man-pages).

VMS: On an OpenVMS node, the SQLHOSTS file can have any name and is located by translating the logical name MIMER_SQLHOSTS. The MIMSETUP9 command will define it to be: SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSMGR]SQLHOSTS.DAT A default SQLHOSTS file is generated by the installation of the Mimer SQL software.

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