How to use Informix

Hi Guys, I am very new to informix.I got a copy of informix IDS 9.4 and installed it.It went succesfull except datablade which needed VC++.But after the installation,I had these programes in my startup Informix Dynamic Server 9.4>DOcumentation Notes >Release Notes >Informix Error Messages >Server Instace Manager >myserver >Uninstall Ibm>IAS> Informix Connect 2.81>DBPing >DOcumentation Viewer >DNSMigrate >Find Error >ILogin Demo >SetNet32 I don't know which one to start.In Oralce I got the sqlplus,Enterprice manager console and so on. I strongly belive Informix also has something as such,I think called ESQL,but cannot find it.Also I cannot run the ISA which is configured on Apache. I am a kind of stuck though I have installed everything ( i think) I never can use it.THe only thing I can use is DBAcess which is a dos prompt. Please help me,from this situation. THanks and Regards micky

Mickykt wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I am very new to informix.I got a copy of informix IDS 9.4 and > installed it.It went succesfull except datablade which needed VC++. You only need VC, if you want to develop datablades - my guess is that you're not quite ready for that. > But after the installation,I had these programes in my startup > Informix Dynamic Server 9.4>DOcumentation Notes > >>Release Notes >>Informix Error Messages >>Server Instace Manager >>myserver >>Uninstall > > Ibm>IAS> > Informix Connect 2.81>DBPing > >>DOcumentation Viewer >>DNSMigrate >>Find Error >>ILogin Demo >>SetNet32 > > I don't know which one to start.In Oralce I got the sqlplus,Enterprice > manager console and so on. There's many fine training courses, fx Informix Dynamic Server Administration and even an admin training for folks with Oracle experience. See http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss/us/en?pageType=page&contentID=a0000488 Informix manuals are found here: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library > I strongly belive Informix also has something as such,I think called > ESQL,but cannot find it.Also I cannot run the ISA which is configured > on Apache. I strongly advice to use ISA, it's a big help for people with little knowledge of Informix. Apache works fine (also on Windows). The documentation explains how to configure ISA with IIS (if you really need that?). Read the fine manuals: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library > I am a kind of stuck though I have installed everything ( i think) I > never can use it.THe only thing I can use is DBAcess which is a dos > prompt. DBAccess is a very fine app. Can be used both interactive and as a command utility. Full free documentation downloadable here: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library You should also have got a copy of AGS Server Studio, when you purchased IDS. Server Studio is a GUI database admin tool. > > Please help me,from this situation. Ask your Informix supplyer where to find the nearest training course. > > THanks and Regards > micky