Requirements for the Informix Client Software Development Kit DB-Access utility

Before you start DB-Access on a client, set up the client environment.

The DB-Access utility on a client can directly access Informix® databases with which Client SDK has a client/server connection.

Do the following tasks before you start DB-Access utility that is included with Client SDK:

• Set the client/server connectivity information in the sqlhosts file.
  • If you renamed the file or moved it from the default location, set the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS environment variable to the full path name and file name of the file that contains the connectivity information.
  • You can use the syncsqlhosts utility to convert connection information from the Windows registry format to the sqlhosts file format.
• Set the INFORMIXDIR environment variable to the Client SDK installation directory.
• Set the INFORMIXSERVER environment variable for a default server name.