Attribute

Database (DBN)

Purpose

Specifies the file name prefix the driver uses to create or locate the set of files that define the Object mapping and the embedded database used by the connection. See "Mapping objects to tables" for an explanation of embedded database.

Valid Values

prefix | path+prefix

where:

prefix
is the file name prefix for the embedded database. For example, if Database is set to a value of JohnQPublic, the embedded database files that are created or loaded have the form johnqpublic.xxx.
path+prefix
is a relative or absolute path appended to the file name prefix. The path defines the directory the driver uses to store the newly created database files or locate the existing database files. For example, if Database is set to a value of C:\data\db\johnqpublic, the driver either creates or looks for the database johnqpublic.xxx in the directory C:\data\db. If you do not specify a path, the current working directory is used.

Notes

  • The driver parses the User ID value and removes all non-alphanumeric characters. For example, if User ID is specified as John.Q.Public, the value used for Database is JohnQPublic.
  • When SQL Engine Mode is set to Server, the path+prefix value overrides the value specified by the Server DB Directory configuration setting (see "Configuring server mode").

Default

The user ID specified for the connection.

GUI Tab

General tab

See Also