Client Database-Request Statement Caching Directory (-clstmtCacheDir)
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- Version 13.0
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Use Client Database-Request Statement Caching directory (
-clstmtCacheDir) to
specify the location for storing temporary files of cache information that exceeds
the value that you specify with the -clstmtCacheSize parameter or the default of 256
bytes of shared memory.Note: Both
-clstmtcachedir and -clstmtCacheDir are valid
parameter names. However, -clstmtCacheDir is displayed when
referring to the Client Database-Request Statement Caching
directory startup parameter.| Operating system and syntax | UNIX / Windows | -clstmtcachedir directory-name |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use with | Maximum value | Minimum value | Single-user default | Multi-user default |
| Client Connection, Database Server | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
- directory-name
- A fully-qualified specification for an existing directory. The directory name can be a maximum of 255 bytes. If the directory does not exist, an error is returned and the database does not start.
You can change the name of the directory while the database is running, regardless of whether
-clstmtCacheDir was previously set or
not.
- Adjust Startup Parameters menu of PROMON—For more information, see Modify database startup parameters online using PROMON.
_DbParamsVST—For more information, see Database startup parameters file status (_DbParams).- Options 8 of the PROMON Client
Database-Request Statement Caching menu.
For more information, see Client Database-Request Statement Cache.8. Specify Directory for Statement Cache Files