Extending Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Introduction

For additional information, you might want to refer to the following types of documentation:

• On-line manuals
• Printed manuals
• On-line help
• Error message documentation
• Documentation notes, release notes, and machine notes
• Related reading

An Answers OnLine CD that contains Informix manuals in electronic format is provided with your Informix products. You can install the documentation or access it directly from the CD. For information about how to install, read, and print on-line manuals, see the installation insert that accompanies Answers OnLine.

Informix on-line manuals are also available on the following Web site:

www.informix.com/answers

To order printed manuals, call 1-800-331-1763 or send email to moreinfo@informix.com. Please provide the following information when you place your order:

• The documentation that you need
• The quantity that you need
• Your name, address, and telephone number

Informix provides on-line help with each graphical user interface (GUI) that displays information about those interfaces and the functions that they perform. Use the help facilities that each GUI provides to display the on-line help.

Informix software products provide ASCII files that contain all of the Informix error messages and their corrective actions.

To read error messages and corrective actions on UNIX, use one of the following utilities.

Utility	Description
finderr	Displays error messages on line
rofferr	Formats error messages for printing

To read error messages and corrective actions in Windows environments, use the Informix Find Error utility. To display this utility, choose Start Programs Informix from the Task Bar.

Instructions for using the preceding utilities are available in Answers OnLine. Answers OnLine also provides a listing of error messages and corrective actions in HTML format.

In addition to printed documentation, the following sections describe the on-line files that supplement the information in this manual. Please examine these files before you begin using your database server. They contain vital information about application and performance issues.

On UNIX platforms, the following on-line files appear in the $INFORMIXDIR/release/en_us/0333 directory.

On-Line File	Purpose
EXTENDDOC_9.2	The documentation notes file for your version of this manual describes topics that are not covered in the manual or that were modified since publication.
SERVERS_9.2	The release notes file describes feature differences from earlier versions of Informix products and how these differences might affect current products. This file also contains information about any known problems and their workarounds.
IDS_9.2	The machine notes file describes any special actions that you must take to configure and use Informix products on your computer. The machine notes are named for the product described.

The following items appear in the Informix folder. To display this folder, choose Start Programs Informix from the Task Bar.

Machine notes do not apply to Windows environments.

For a list of publications that provide an introduction to database servers and operating-system platforms, refer to your Getting Started manual.