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DataBlade Developers Kit User's Guide
Chapter 9: Testing and Debugging DataBlade Modules on Windows
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Installing and Registering DataBlade Modules

Installing a DataBlade module places the module files in a subdirectory of the %INFORMIXDIR%\extend directory; registering a DataBlade module adds the module to a database. You must install and register before you can test or debug a DataBlade module.

Installing a DataBlade Module

See "Replacing a Dynamic Link Library File" for important information about updating an existing DataBlade module dynamic link library file.

To install a DataBlade module for testing and debugging, create a project directory and copy the necessary files while logged onto your Windows NT computer as a member of the Informix-Admin group.

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.

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

For installation tips and solutions to common problems, see the Informix Developers Network Web site at http://www.informix.com/idn.

Registering a DataBlade Module

You need to register your DataBlade module the first time you install it, and if you change the definition of any of your DataBlade module objects in BladeSmith and generate new SQL files. You do not have to reregister your DataBlade module when you just replace its dynamic link library.

See the DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide for more information on registering DataBlade modules.




DataBlade Developers Kit User's Guide, version 3.6
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