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Image, Audio, and Video Extenders Administration and Programming

Setting environment variables in AIX, HP-UX, Solaris servers and clients

In AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris, the environment variables are specified in C shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell scripts. When the DB2 extenders are installed, the environment variables for the server are set as follows:

C shell

setenv DB2MMPATH /usr/lpp/db2ext/samples:/tmp
setenv DB2MMTEMP /tmp
setenv DB2MMSTORE /tmp
setenv DB2MMEXPORT /tmp

Korn and Bourne shell

DB2MMPATH=/usr/lpp/db2ext/samples:/tmp
export DB2MMPATH
 
DB2MMSTORE=/tmp
export DB2MMSTORE
 
DB2MMEXPORT=/tmp
export DB2MMEXPORT
 
DB2MMTEMP=/tmp
export DB2MMTEMP

The environment variables for the server are initially set to values that allow you to access the media files that are used in the sample programs that are distributed with the DB2 Extenders. (See Appendix B, Sample programs and media files for information about the sample programs and media files.)

The client environment variables are set as follows when you install the DB2 Extenders in an AIX, HP-UX, or Solaris client:

C shell

setenv DB2MMPATH /tmp
setenv DB2MMTEMP /tmp

Korn and Bourne shell

DB2MMPATH=/tmp
export DB2MMPATH
 
DB2MMTEMP=/tmp
export DB2MMTEMP

Set the server and client environment variables that are used to resolve file names. Specify values that are appropriate for your environment. You can specify multiple directories, separated by a delimiter, for the environment variables that end in PATH. The environment variables that end in STORE, EXPORT, and TEMP are set with one directory only.

Specify the names of the appropriate image display, audio play, and video play programs in the DB2IMAGEBROWSER, DB2AUDIOPLAYER, and DB2VIDEOPLAYER client environment variables, respectively.

You can change the initial settings of the environment variables as follows:

C shell

Use the SETENV command to set environment variables:

setenv env-var directory

For example:

setenv DB2MMPATH /usr/lpp/db2ext/samples:/media
setenv DB2IMAGEPATH /employee/pictures:/images
setenv DB2AUDIOSTORE /employee/sounds
setenv DB2IMAGEBROWSER 'xv %s'

Bourne shell

Use the EXPORT command to set environment variables:

env-var=directory
export env-var

For example:

DB2MMPATH=/usr/lpp/db2ext/samples:/media
export DB2MMPATH
 
DB2IMAGEPATH=/employee/pictures:/images
export DB2IMAGEPATH
 
DB2AUDIOSTORE=/employee/sounds
export DB2AUDIOSTORE

Korn shell

Use the EXPORT command to set environment variables:

export env-var=directory

For example:

export DB2MMPATH=/usr/lpp/db2ext/samples:/media
export DB2IMAGEPATH=/employee/pictures:/images
export DB2AUDIOSTORE=/employee/sounds


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