DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide Introduction

This section lists resources that contain information supplemental to this guide.

For additional information on DataBlade modules, consult the following books:

• Individual user's guides for DataBlade modules
• DataBlade Developers Kit User's Guide
• Extending Informix Dynamic Server 2000
• Informix Guide to SQL: Reference
• DataBlade API Programmer's Manual
• Informix ESQL/C Programmer's Manual
• Administrator's Guide for Informix Dynamic Server 2000

See the DataBlade Module Development Overview for a topic-to-title and title-to-topic reference.

The Informix Developer Network Web site contains numerous white papers, code examples, and tips for creating DataBlade modules:

http://www.informix.com/idn

The on-line documentation for DataBlade modules and BladeManager includes:

• on-line manuals.
• release notes and documentation notes.

In addition, for BladeManager on Windows, the on-line documentation includes:

• on-line help.
• the DataBlade Developers Kit InfoShelf.

All Informix Dynamic Server manuals are also provided on the Answers OnLine CD in Adobe PDF format so that you can view and search for information on-line. For searches, you can specify a word or phrase and specify which manuals you want to search. You can also place electronic annotations and bookmarks on pages of particular interest to you. The pages you view and print from the on-line manuals on the CD have the same layout and design as the printed manuals.

This section describes the on-line release and documentation notes for DataBlade modules and BladeManager.

The on-line notes consist of the following documents:

• Release notes. Contain upgrade instructions, registration requirements, compatibility issues, and feature differences from earlier versions of the DataBlade module. These notes also list fixed bugs and known bugs.
• Documentation notes. Contain errata and information not included in the printed documentation.
• Machine notes (if any). Contain special actions required to configure and use the DataBlade module on your platform.

The on-line notes are in the $INFORMIXDIR/extend/datablade.version directory for the database server installation.

To view the on-line notes, double-click the appropriate icon in the INFORMIX program group. These files are located in the following directory for the database server installation:

%INFORMIXDIR%\extend\datablade.version

You can find the filenames of the on-line notes in the introductory chapter of your DataBlade module user's guide.

These files are also located on the Informix Installation Resource Web page at http://www.informix.com/informix/resource.

The following on-line release notes and documentation notes supplement the information about BladeManager provided in this manual.

These files are located in the $INFORMIXDIR/release directory under the subdirectory for your locale for your Informix client products installation.

To view the on-line notes, click the appropriate icon in the Informix program group. These files are located in the %INFORMIXDIR%\release directory under the subdirectory for your locale for your Informix client products installation.

These files contain vital information about application and performance issues.

You can download the DataBlade Developers Kit InfoShelf from Answers OnLine or access it from the DataBlade Developers Kit. The InfoShelf provides not only this manual but also the following information in HTML format:

• A tutorial for the DataBlade Developers Kit
• A document that describes the example DataBlade modules included with the DataBlade Developers Kit
• A reference library that contains this guide, as well as the following manuals:
• DataBlade Developers Kit User's Guide
• DataBlade Module Development Overview
• DataBlade API Programmer's Manual
• Extending Informix Dynamic Server 2000
• Informix Guide to SQL: Reference
• Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax
• Informix Guide to SQL: Tutorial
• Creating UDRs in Java
• Informix JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide
• Informix GLS Programmer's Manual
• Informix Guide to GLS Functionality
• Informix ESQL/C Programmer's Manual
• A master index that contains the merged index entries of all the books listed here. The index entries provide links into the HTML versions of the manuals included in the InfoShelf.

While this manual describes the overall process for registering and unregistering DataBlade modules, the on-line help associated with the BladeManager graphical user interface provides detailed descriptions for the contents of each tabbed page.