ACUFH Configuration File Variables for DB2

Restriction: This topic applies only when a Database Connectors license has been installed via the Micro Focus License Management System.

Before running Database Connectors, you must set the A_CONFIG environment variable to the name of the ACUFH configuration file. You may want to make and use a personalized copy of the ACUFH configuration file to avoid impacting other users. Set the A_CONFIG environment variable to identify your own personal copy. For example:

Windows:

SET A_CONFIG=directory-name\my-file-name

UNIX:

A_CONFIG=directory-name/my-file-name
export A_CONFIG

ensures the specified configuration file is used when interfacing with your database.

This section lists the ACUFH configuration file variables that are specific to DB2. For ACUFH configuration file variables that are generally applicable to any RDBMS with which Database Connectors communicates, see ACUFH Configuration Variables in the Run Time Configuration section.

Variable Description
A_DB2_ALTERNATE_COMMIT_LOGIC     Determines how the interface responds to the setting of 4GL_COMMIT_COUNT
A_DB2_CATALOG Indicates the catalog name to be used when the Connector searches for objects in the database
A_DB2_DATASOURCE Set to the exact name of the host data source
A_DB2_ERROR_MAP_FILE Allows you to map errors using a text file to supplement the default method of providing errors
A_DB2_ISOLATION_LEVEL Sets the isolation level
A_DB2_LOCK_METHOD Specifies the locking method that the Connector should use when accessing your data source
A_DB2_LOGIN Indicates the user name under which you want to connect to the database system
A_DB2_PASSWD Set to the password assigned to the database account associated with the user name specified by A_DB2_LOGIN
A_DB2_STRICT_EQUAL Causes the interface to stop fetching data when it reaches the end of data specified by a SELECT statement
A_DB2_TABLE_TYPES Specifies a table type that should be looked for when selecting a database table
A_DB2_USE_CATALOG Enables you to use the catalog in the actual SQL queries
A_DB2_USE_CHAR_FOR_BINARY Lets you store data that uses the BINARY XFD directive as hexadecimal encoded CHAR types
A_DB2_USE_SQLCOLUMNS Causes the API function call SQLDescribeCol() to be used instead of SQLColumns()
A_DB2_USE_SQLTABLES Builds a test SQL query and uses the API function call SQLNumResultTables() to determine if a table exists
USER_PATH Indicates the user name or names (schemas) to be used when the Connector searches for files