Organization of This Manual

This manual begins with a conceptual overview of DataBlade modules and then provides a procedural overview of the development of a DataBlade module. Two appendixes describe current DataBlade module documentation and DataBlade modules available from IBM.

This manual provides a basic orientation for DataBlade module development. See Appendix A. DataBlade Module Documentation, for a reference guide to current Informix documentation on DataBlade modules and related topics.

This manual includes the following chapters:

• DataBlade Module Concepts, introduces DataBlade modules. It includes the definition of a DataBlade module, an overview of how DataBlade modules fit into Dynamic Server architecture, descriptions of DataBlade module components, and DataBlade module programming language options.
• Building a DataBlade Module, provides a description of the DataBlade Developers Kit tools, a list of DataBlade module development tasks, and a description of programming resources and examples.
• Appendix A. DataBlade Module Documentation, is a reference guide to current IBM Informix documentation on DataBlade modules. The appendix is divided into three sections:
  • An overview of the documentation set, arranged by concept
  • A descriptive catalog of the documents, arranged alphabetically by title
  • An alphabetical list of topics concerning DataBlade modules, with references to the document or documents that contain detailed information about each topic
• Appendix B. IBM Informix DataBlade Modules, introduces several IBM Informix DataBlade modules and describes how they extend Dynamic Server.
• An Accessibility appendix describes how to read syntax diagrams in the HTML version of this manual using a screen reader.
• A Notices appendix describes IBM products, features, and services.
• A glossary of relevant terms follows the chapters, and an index directs you to areas of particular interest.