xdb

Syntax

xdb(siteAlias, [userId], [password])

or

xdb(host, port, [userId], [password])

Arguments

siteAlias is the alias of the remote node. It needs to be defined in configuration.

host is the host name (IP address or website) of the remote node.

port is the port number of the remote node.

userId and password (optional) are based on the user's profile. They are used if the administrator has enabled UserAccessControl.

Details

Connect to a remote site. This remote site must be on. If the connection is successful, it returns the handle of the remote connection.

Since DolphinDB 2.00.10.10, users can determine whether to limit the number of failed login attempts by setting the configuration enhancedSecurityVerification. If it is not specified, no limit will be applied; if it is set to true, a user’s account will be blocked for 10 minutes if the password is entered wrongly 5 times in a minute.

Examples

h2=xdb("local8081");
h2;
// output
"Conn[localhost:8081:1166953221]"

h21=xdb("localhost",8081);
h21;
// output
"Conn[localhost:8081:1441295757]"

h4=xdb("local8083","userAdm","passAdm");
h4;
// output
"Conn[localhost:8083:1166953221]"

h41=xdb("localhost",8083, "user001","pass001");
h41;
// output
"Conn[localhost:8083:597793698]"