The following table presents common Java programming tasks and tells where to find their documentation.
| To Do This | Consult This Document |
|---|---|
| Set up your environment to run a Java application | |
| Install the JDK | IBM Informix: J/Foundation Developer's Guide
Sun Microsystems Web site also has documentation. |
| Install a Java-enabled server | IBM Informix: J/Foundation Developer's Guide |
| Configure your environment | IBM Informix: J/Foundation Developer's Guide |
| Install a JDBC client | IBM Informix: JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide
(this manual) |
| Make sure a client on a different computer can communicate with the database server (connectivity) | IBM Informix: Dynamic Server Administrator's Guide |
| Perform basic database operations | |
| From a client, using JDBC API | IBM Informix: JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide
(this manual) |
| From a client, using embedded SQL | IBM Informix: Embedded SQLJ User's Guide |
| In the database server, using JDBC and SQL | IBM Informix: J/Foundation Developer's Guide |
| Create opaque and distinct types | |
| Understand concepts | IBM Informix: User-Defined Routines and Data Types Developer's Guide |
| Create using the client JDBC driver | IBM Informix: JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide
(this manual) For differences between server and client JDBC drivers, see the JDBC Driver chapter in IBM Informix: J/Foundation Developer's Guide. |
| Create in the database server (using the built-in server JDBC driver) | IBM Informix: DataBlade Developer's Kit User's Guide
IBM Informix: J/Foundation Developer's Guide |
| Work with smart large objects | IBM Informix: JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide
(this manual) |
| Store and retrieve XML documents | IBM Informix: JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide
(this manual) |
| Use IBM Informix GLS for internationalization | IBM Informix: JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide
(this manual) IBM Informix: J/Foundation Developer's Guide for differences between server and client JDBC driver |
| Debug a Java application | IBM Informix: JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide
(this manual) |
| Access nonrelational data | IBM Informix: Java Virtual-Table Interface Programmer's Manual |