What is the database string used in the connection box for sybase-merant?

Question

I am using report wizard of Reports Developer 9 to create report for Sybase database. Assume the Sybase database uses the following setting:
user: sa
password: password
computer IP address: 10.0.187.30
computer host name: development
port number: 2468
database name: TEST01
If I use sybase-merant (JDBC Query) as the data connection, I need to input USERNAME, PASSWORD and DATABASE at the Connection Box. What should I input for the DATABASE? I have inputted "sa" as the USERNAME and "password" as the PASSWORD. When I inputted "10.0.187.30:2468:TEST01" as the DATABASE, I got error which indicated the data source cannot be connected. I have also tried "10.0.187.30,2468:TEST01", "10.0.187.30:2468", "10.0.187.30,2468" and "10.0.187.30", but none of them worked.
Thank you.
- Man Ip

Answer 1

Hello,
If you go through the link, mentioned above, an entry is needed to register a JDBC-Driver for your database(sybase).
Driver entry contains a attibute "connectString", which contain the
connection syntax to the datbase.
connectString = "mainProtocol:subProtocol://databaseName"
mainProtocol and subProtocol part of the connection String are defined in config file and "databaseName" has to be mentioned in JDBC Query Connection Diloag.
Sample databasename : database:portnumber
Here database refer to the sybase database user want to connect and portnumber : port on which its running(it will be normally 4100 or 5000).
Please refer the comments in file ORACLE_HOME/reports/conf/JDBCPDS.CONF for more detail.
With Regards
Reports team.