Types of Users

This manual is for the following users:

• Database-application programmers
• DataBlade developers
• Developers of C UDRs

To understand this manual, you need to have the following background:

• A working knowledge of your computer, your operating system, and the utilities that your operating system provides
• Some experience working with relational databases or exposure to database concepts
• Some experience with computer programming in the C programming language
• Some experience with database design and the optimization of database queries

If you have limited experience with relational databases, SQL, or your operating system, see the IBM Informix: Getting Started Guide for your database server for a list of supplementary titles.