Why use the DataBlade Developers Kit?
Although you can create a DataBlade module manually, you can reduce development time considerably if you use the DataBlade Developers Kit.
Three graphical user interfaces are provided for DataBlade module
development:
- BladeSmith
- Creates your DataBlade module
- BladePack
- Packages your DataBlade module
- BladeManager
- Makes your DataBlade module available in a database
In addition, the DataBlade Developers
Kit provides the following tools for debugging your DataBlade module
on Windows:
- DBDK Visual C++ Add-In
- Debugs your DataBlade module within Microsoft Visual C++
- IfxQuery
- Executes SQL debugging tests from within Microsoft Visual C++
The DataBlade Developers
Kit reduces development time because it:
- uses wizards to guide you through complex SQL object creation options
- generates the following types of files:
- Complete SQL definitions for your database objects
- Complete code, or code entry points for C, C++, and Java™ source code
- Unit tests for debugging user-defined routines, opaque data type support routines, and cast support functions
- Functional tests for validating user-defined routines, opaque data type support routines, and cast support functions
- automates creating an interactive installation program for UNIX and Windows operating systems
The source code generated by the DataBlade Developers Kit follows good coding practices for your HCL Informix® database server and ensures consistency among your user-defined routines.