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[tadamsmar]

I want to set that for a client program using the C library.

The client function that I have written is trying to connect with a database over the network.

I want it to timeout faster than the default.

I don't see a way to set connect_timeout in a program.

There may be a way to do it with a my.cnf file, but I am not sure how to get the file to execute and override the default.

[jfp]

Do you have try to use the function mysql_options() ?

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-options.html

JF