Regular public functions

DataBlade API functions
The DataBlade API functions begin with the mi_ prefix. The milib.h header file declares most of these DataBlade API functions.

Informix ESQL/C functions
In a DataBlade API module, you can use some of the functions in the IBM Informix ESQL/C library functions to perform conversions and operations on different data types. The Informix ESQL/C functions do not begin with the mi_ prefix. Various header files declare these functions.

Informix GLS functions
The HCL Informix GLS library is an API that lets developers of DataBlade API modules create internationalized applications. This library is a threadsafe library. The macros and functions of HCL Informix GLS provide access to the GLS locales, which contain culture-specific information.