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The FORWARD TO statement enables users to specify the server to which a passthrough connection is required. The statement can be used in two ways:

• Syntax 1    Send a single statement to a remote server.

• Syntax 2    Place Adaptive Server Anywhere into passthrough mode for sending a series of statements to a remote server. All subsequent statements are passed directly to the remote server. To turn passthrough mode off, issue FORWARD TO without a server-namespecification.

  If you encounter an error from the remote server while in passthrough mode, you must still issue a FORWARD TO statement to turn passthrough off.

When establishing a connection to server-name on behalf of the user, the server uses:

• A remote login alias set using CREATE EXTERNLOGIN, or

• If a remote login alias is not set up, the name and password used to communicate with Adaptive Server Anywhere

If the connection cannot be made to the server specified, the reason is contained in a message returned to the user.

After statements are passed to the requested server, any results are converted into a form that can be recognized by the client program.

server-name    The name of the remote server.

SQL-statement    A command in the native SQL syntax of the remote server. The command or group of commands is enclosed in curly brackets ({}).

 Permissions

FORWARD TO aseprod
  'SELECT * FROM titles;  SELECT * FROM authors';
FORWARD TO