Installing a DataBlade Module

See Replacing a Shared Object File for important information about updating an existing DataBlade module shared object file.

To install a DataBlade module for testing and debugging, create a project directory and copy the necessary files to it. Create the project directory under $INFORMIXDIR/extend. The name of the project directory is what BladeManager uses as the DataBlade module name.

A good project naming strategy is to combine the project name and version numbers you entered in the New Project wizard in BladeSmith. For example, the Circle project, Version 1.0, can be in $INFORMIXDIR/extend/Circle.1.0. IBM Informix DataBlade modules also include a string indicating the build platform and minor release: for example, 1.0.UC1.TC2, where UC1 is the first UNIX major release, and TC2 is the second Windows minor release.

To copy the necessary files to the project directory, use one of these methods:

• Use BladePack to create an installation directory for your DataBlade module and then copy that directory into the module subdirectory under $INFORMIXDIR/extend. For instructions, see Using BladePack.
• Copy the project.bld file and the contents of the scripts directory into the project directory.

For installation tips and solutions to common problems, see the IBM Informix Developer Zone at www.ibm.com/software/data/developer/informix.