Ruby
HCL Informix® supports database access for client applications that are written in the Ruby programming language with two open source packages. Each package, which is known as a ruby gem, is a precompiled file that combines the Ruby driver and the Ruby on Rails adapter in a standard framework for the Ruby runtime environment.
Ruby/Informix Gem
Ruby/Informix is the Ruby gem for connections to Informix database servers. You can download Ruby/Informix from the Rubyforge website at http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-informix.
To use Ruby/Informix, you must install the HCL Informix ODBC Driver, which is part of the HCL Informix Client Software Development Kit (Client SDK).
Ruby Gem for IBM Data Servers
The IBM_DB gem is the Ruby gem for IBM® Data Servers. The IBM_DB gem is supported on HCL Informix 11.10 or later. Based on the DRDA protocol, it allows Ruby applications to access both Informix and IBM DB2® data servers.
You can download Ruby/Informix from the Rubyforge website at http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm.
- HCL Informix Client Software Development Kit (Client SDK)
- HCL Data Server Client
- HCL Data Server Runtime Client
- HCL Data Server Driver for ODBC, CLI, and .NET (Windows only)
- HCL Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI