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

My notes are from the Original Informix Mailer. It made BETA everyone, it is true. I'll even fax you a copy of the memo enclosed. Use the contact fax number or Todd Katz todd@informix.com. The original doc (memo) clearly states "INFORMIX TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS CD-DOC BETA PROGRAM", so that means They can not help you. Have a nice day! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Administrator - DOL Job Corps San Marcos, Texas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, Gavin Nour wrote: } 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 | } |__________________________________________________________| }