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Drivers for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Platforms : The DB2 Wire Protocol Driver : Connection Option Descriptions for DB2 : Database Name
 

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Database Name

Attribute

Database (DB)

Purpose

The name of the database to which you want to connect.
Valid only for DB2 for Linux/UNIX/Windows.
This option is mutually exclusive with the Location Name and Collection options.

Valid Values

ext
where:
ext
is the name of the one- to three-character file name extension.
This value is used for all Create Table statements. Sending a Create Table using an extension other than the value specified for this option causes an error.
In other SQL statements, such as Select or Insert, users can specify an extension other than the one specified for this connection option. The Data File Extension value is used when no extension is specified.

Default

None

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