DataBlade Developers Kit User's Guide

These topics describe how to use Informix® DataBlade Developers Kit (DBDK) tools to develop and package DataBlade modules.

A DataBlade module extends the functionality of HCL Informix to handle data with user-defined routines or to handle nontraditional kinds of data, such as full text, images, video, spatial, and time series data.

These topics are written for experienced C, C++, or Java™ programmers who are comfortable writing libraries to support applications. Use these topics to develop DataBlade modules that extend your HCL Informix database server.

If you are unfamiliar with DataBlade modules, read HCL Informix DataBlade Module Development Overview before you read these topics.

Check the Informix DataBlade Developers Kit (DBDK) release notes for software compatibility requirements for HCL Informix and HCL Informix Client Software Development Kit (Client SDK).

To use DBDK to develop your DataBlade module in a Windows development environment, you need to install the following software:

Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or later) or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later)

To use BladePack to package your DataBlade module with an interactive installation for Windows, you need an InstallShield professional license.

To use the DataBlade Developers Kit InfoShelf, you need one of the following browsers:

Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later

These topics are taken from HCL Informix DataBlade Developers Kit User’s Guide.