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| CONNECT establishes a connection to an Omnidex Environment and opens a cursor. | CONNECT establishes a connection to an Omnidex Environment and opens a cursor. | ||
| - | CONNECT is followed by the Omnidex Environment filespec along with optional information. | + | CONNECT is followed by either an Omnidex Environment filespec or a File DSN for ODBC, JDBC or CLOA connections. |
| ===== Syntax ===== | ===== Syntax ===== | ||
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| [USING api] | [USING api] | ||
| [WITH options] | [WITH options] | ||
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| ===== Discussion ===== | ===== Discussion ===== | ||
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| == Omnidex Environment == | == Omnidex Environment == | ||
| - | This is the Omnidex Environment or ODBC or JDBC File DSN. If connecting to a | + | Reuired: This is the Omnidex Environment or ODBC or JDBC File DSN. If connecting to a File DSN then the USING api clause with ODBC, JDBC or OA needs to be specified. |
| == [ON host[:port]] == | == [ON host[:port]] == | ||
| + | Optionally specifiy the Host and Port for a network connection. | ||
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| == [AS [user]/[password]] == | == [AS [user]/[password]] == | ||
| - | Specify a username and password in the AS [ user]/[ password] clause. | + | Optionally specify a username and password in the AS [ user]/[ password] clause. |
| == [USING api] == | == [USING api] == | ||
| + | Optionally specify which API to use for processing subsequent statements. The USING clause facilitates the testing of ODBC and JDBC environments for testing and optimization. | ||
| + | Allowable values for API are: | ||
| * ODBC - Open Data Base Connectivity | * ODBC - Open Data Base Connectivity | ||
| * JDBC - Java Data Base Connectivity | * JDBC - Java Data Base Connectivity | ||
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| == [WITH options] == | == [WITH options] == | ||
| - | Specify connect options in the WITH clause. | + | Optionally specify connect options in the WITH clause. |
| The NOCURSOR option will cause a connection to be established without opening a cursor. | The NOCURSOR option will cause a connection to be established without opening a cursor. | ||