Re: Documentation (was SMP and 7.x performance questions)

There was a lot of talk last year about Informix documentation to be published on CD. There was also a survey at last years worldwide user conference asking for input. Late last year somebody at Informix even went as far as telling me that Online documentation on CD was available - so I tried to order it and of course discovered it wasn't! So, as much as I would like to check it out, I have not been given the opportunity - does anyone else know if the project is still going ahead? Did the product actually get off the ground and make Beta as suggested below by Cheryl? Perhaps somebody from Informix could respond. cherylk@prod1.jcdc.doleta.gov (Cheryl Kendricks) wrote: >Has anyone checked out the Beta CD-Doc's By Informix? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Cheryl Kendricks > Internet: cherylk@spamis.jcdc.doleta.gov > OR > cherylk@prod1.jcdc.doleta.gov > OR > kendric@gwysmtp.jcdc.doleta.gov > DTSI, Inc. Voice: 1-800-598-5008 > Database Adminstrator - DOL Job Corps San Marcos, Texas > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >On Wed, 13 Mar 1996, Gavin Nour wrote: > >} [snip] >} >} someone correctly observed: >} >> additional options and parameters that it supports. The onstat utility >} >> is ***greatly*** improved, although somewhat sparsely documented. >} >} but Dave Kosenko <davek@informix.com> from "Informix Professional >} Services" wrote: >} >Much of the onstat output that is undocumented is meaningless without an >} >understanding of complex internals. This is not to say that all the undoc'ed >} >stuff requires a rocket scientist; just that some of it isn't worth bothering >} >to document for the vast majority of users. >} >} I say: >} What about the remaining users who have a good understanding of the >} internals and want to know!!!! If the utilities provide useful >} information - tell us what it means. If the information is of no use >} take it out, but don't report lots of "stuff" and then leave us >} guessing. >} >} Informix documentation has had a reputation for being a bit on the >} light side - which may be ok for clarity but when we want to get down >} to the nitty gritty, where can we go for the information? Most of the >} time Informix support is unable to answer questions about the >} undocumented output of various utilities - now I just don't bother >} asking. It would help if internal documentation was made available so >} that the various local support teams could answer questions, but sadly >} that does not appear to be the case. >} >} Whilst I agree that the documentation has improved significantly over >} the last few years, there is still plenty of room for further >} improvement. I hope the attitude of "it isn't worth bothering to >} document" changes soon. >} >} (c) 1996, All rights reserved. >} __________________________________________________________ >} | o o | >} | Gavin Nour: nourg@acslink.net.au | >} | Director: Select Software Solutions Pty Ltd. | >} | Secretary: Informix User Group NSW, Australia. | >} | Committee member: International Informix User Group. | >} | Mobile: +(61) 0419 803 113 | >} | o o | >} |__________________________________________________________| >} (c) 1996, All rights reserved. __________________________________________________________ | o o | | Gavin Nour: nourg@acslink.net.au | | Director: Select Software Solutions Pty Ltd. | | Secretary: Informix User Group NSW, Australia. | | Committee member: International Informix User Group. | | Mobile: +(61) 0419 803 113 | | o o | |__________________________________________________________|