SQLAllocEnv() - Allocate an environment handle

SQLAllocEnv() is a deprecated function and is replaced by SQLAllocHandle().

ODBC specifications for SQLAllocEnv()

Table 1. SQLAllocEnv() specifications
ODBC specification level In X/Open CLI CAE specification? In ISO CLI specification?
1.0 (Deprecated) Yes Yes

Syntax

SQLRETURN   SQLAllocEnv      (SQLHENV     FAR   *phenv);

Function arguments

The following table lists the data type, use, and description for each argument in this function.

Table 2. SQLAllocEnv() arguments
Data type Argument Use Description
SQLHENV * phenv output Points to the environment handle that you allocate.