New Features

For a complete list of new features in Version 10.0 of IBM Informix Dynamic Server, see the IBM Informix: Getting Started Guide.

Version 10.0 of the IBM Informix: High-Performance Loader User's Guide contains a new appendix, Appendix J. Conversion and Reversion Scripts for HPL Database Migration.

The following new features are in Version 9.40 of the IBM Informix High-Performance Loader (HPL) :

• Write to or read from the tape until the end of the device. When the end of the device is reached, you are prompted to provide another tape. You can specify this feature in the following ways:
  • Check the Write/read to/from tape until end of device checkbox on the Load Select Job or Unload Select Job windows. For more information, see Specifying to Write to the End of the Tape or Specifying to Read to the End of the Tape.
  • Specify the -Z option with the onpload or onpladm run job commands. For more information, see The onpload Utility Syntax or Running a Job.
• HPL_DYNAMIC_LIB_PATH configuration parameter sets the location of the shared library file that can contain custom drivers and conversion functions. For more information, see HPL_DYNAMIC_LIB_PATH.
• HPLAPIVERSION configuration parameter specifies whether to use custom conversion or driver functions with three or four arguments. Using four arguments allows different lengths for data in the input and output buffers. For more information, see HPLAPIVERSION.
• New log file and pop-up messages for the preceding new features.

This manual now contains the onpladm utility documentation that was previously supplied as HTML files. For more information, see The onpladm Utility.