#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Function to connect to database.
# Parameters $1 dbalias, $2 debug switch (ksh set: +x for off, -x for on). 
CONNECT()
{
 set "$2"
 db2 "CONNECT TO ${1}"
 RETURN_CODE="$?"
 if [[ "$RETURN_CODE" -ne 0 ]]; then
    ERROR_MESSAGE "Failed to connect to database: \"${1}\"" "$DEBUG_SWITCH"
    TERMINATE
    exit 1
 fi
}

