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ConnectionName connection parameter [CON]

Names a connection, to make switching to it easier in multi-connection applications.

Anywhere

String

No connection name.

An optional parameter, providing a name for the particular connection you are making. You may leave this unspecified unless you are going to establish more than one connection, and switch between them.

The connection name is not the same as the data source name.

• How connection parameters work
• Connection parameter tips
• SET CONNECTION statement [Interactive SQL] [ESQL]

Connect, naming the connection first-con:

CON=first-con