Debugging and testing DataBlade modules on Windows

Prerequisite tasks

Prepare your environment
Test and debug your DataBlade module in a nonproduction HCL Informix database server environment because debugging interferes with the operation of the database server.

The DBDK Visual C++ Add-In and IfxQuery
The DBDK Visual C++ Add-In is a toolbar that appears in Microsoft Visual C++ after you install DBDK.

Debugging a DataBlade module
Debugging a DataBlade module is usually an iterative process, repeated many times until the code is debugged.

Performing functional tests on DataBlade modules
When you have completed the code for your DataBlade module and finished debugging it, run functional tests to validate it.