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Adaptor Default Parameters

The Oracle and Sybase adaptors recognize default parameter values that let a user fine-tune interactions with a server.  This appendix lists and describes these parameters.

Oracle Parameters

The Oracle parameters are owned by "OracleAdaptor".  To set a parameter's value, you enter the following in a Terminal window:

> dwrite OracleAdaptor defaultKey defaultValue

The parameters names and the values that they take are described in the following sections. Login Information The following parameters supply information when you log into the Oracle server:

		OracleLoginName is the user's login name for Oracle.
		OraclePassword is the user's password.
		OracleSQLNetSpec is a colon-separated list of three items:  A single character SQL*Net code, a host name, and a server name.  Taken together, these values identify the database server that you want to use.

These values can also be defined in a model file.  The model file settings override the default parameter settings. If the values for these parameters aren't available from the defaults system or the model file, the Database Kit uses `T' as the SQL*Net code and prompts the user for the host and server names (through the adaptor's login panel).  See the Oracle documentation for more information on SQL*Net. UNIX Environment Variables The Oracle server expects certain variables to be set in the UNIX environment.  Values for these enviroment variables can be set through system parameters:

		ORACLE_SID is a system identifier.  It defaults to "oracle".
		ORACLE_HOME names the directory in which the server software is located.  The default is /usr/oracle.
		TWO_TASK identifies the system for Oracle's "two-task" interface.  It defaults to "MP:".

For more information on the environment variables for which these system parameters are (exactly) named, see the Oracle documentation. Error Logging The value of the OracleLogErrors parameter determines whether errors that are emanate from the server are reported in the system console.  By default, OracleLogErrors is "NO" (errors aren't reported in the console).  If you change this to "YES", a string will be printed to the console for each error the server generates or detects. Record Batch Size When you fetch into a DBRecordList, batches of records are selected and copied into your application.  The size of a single batch is, by default, algorithmically determined for a "best fit."  Alternatively, you can force the size of the record batch by setting the value of the OracleRecordBatchSize parameter.  The maximum number of records that can be batched is 2500. Important:  If the records that you're fetching contain object values, the OracleRecordBatchSize parameter is ignored; the Database Kit sets the batch size automatically. Forced Outer Joins The OracleForceOuterJoin parameter, if "YES", forces all joins to be outer joins:  If an equijoin is requested, the equijoin is automatically changed to an outer join.  The value of OracleForceOuterJoin is, by default, "YES".  You can turn off this feature, thereby allowing equijoins, by setting the parameter to "NO". Table Owners When it asks for a list of entities from the Oracle adaptor, DBModeler only gets those that are owned by the user that has logged into the Oracle server.  If you want to look at other users' entities, you must set the OracleTableOwners parameter.  The parameter's value is a double-quoted list of Oracle users names.  Each name in the list is in single-quotes and separated from the following name by a comma.  For example:

> dwrite OracleAdaptor OracleTableOwners"'SCOTT','JOE','TONY'"

Sybase Parameters

The Sybase parameters are owned by "SybaseAdaptor".  To set a parameter's value, you type the following in a Terminal window:

> dwrite SybaseAdaptor defaultKey defaultValue

The parameters names and the values that they take are described in the following sections. Login Information The following parameters supply information when you log into the Sybase server:

		SybaseLoginName is the user's login name for Sybase.  If none is supplied, the user's UNIX login name is used.
		SybasePassword is the user's password.
		SybaseServer is the name of the Sybase server.  By default, it's set to "SYBASE".
		SybaseDatabase is the name of the Sybase database.

These values can also be defined in a model file.  The model file settings override the default parameter settings. The Interfaces File The SybaseInterfacesFile parameter is a pathname that points to the location of the Sybase interfaces file.  If the parameter isn't set, the file (in other words, a file named interfaces) is searched for in the adaptor's bundle.  Failing that, the directory named by the SYBASE environment variable is searched. Logging The SybaseLogErrors parameter takes a boolean value that determines whether errors that are detected by the server are described in messages sent to the console.  The default is NO. The SybaseLogMessages parameter does the same for general messages; the default for this parameter is also NO. Table Locking When you send data back to the server, the table to which the data is written is first locked if the SybaseLockTableOnUpdate parameter is YES (this is the default).  The lock is released after the update has finished.  This is done by adding the HOLDLOCK keyword to the select that fetches the row to be modified.  See the Sybase documentation for more information on table locking. Text Size The SybaseMaxTextsize parameter is an integer that declares the largest size, in bytes, of a single datum.  The default is 2147483647. Timeouts The SybaseLoginTimeout is an integer that sets the period of time, in seconds, that the adaptor will wait for the server to respond while logging in.  The default is 60 seconds. Setting the parameter to 0 causes the adaptor to wait forever. The SybaseTimeout parameter does the same for operations other than logging in.  For example, if you try to update data while the target table is locked, the adaptor return control to your application if the server doesn't respond within SybaseTimeout seconds.  The default is 0 (forever). Connections The Sybase adaptor sets up one connection for fetching (or selecting) data, and another for updating data.  The parameters SybaseHoldsSelectConnection and SybaseHoldsUpdateConnection take boolean values that determine whether these connections are established and held the entire time that your application is running (YES), or if they're created to perform their designated tasks and then killed when the operation is complete (NO).  The default for SybaseHoldsSelectConnection is YES; that for SybaseHoldsUpdateConnection is NO.