Informix Web DataBlade Module

Use the Web DataBlade® module to create web applications that incorporate data that is retrieved dynamically from the HCL Informix® database.

Using the Web DataBlade module, you need not develop a CGI application to dynamically access database data. Instead, you create HTML pages that include Web DataBlade module tags and functions that dynamically run the SQL statements you specify and format the results. These pages are called Application Pages (AppPages). The types of data you retrieve can include traditional data types and HTML, image, audio, and video data.

For more information, see the Informix Web DataBlade Module Administrator's Guide and the Informix Web DataBlade Module Application Developer's Guide in PDF at HCL Informix DataBlade Modules: Publication library in PDF.

Installing the Web DataBlade module

To install and use the Informix Web DataBlade Module in your database:

  1. Log in as the informix user.
  2. Go to the directory where the installation file is located and run one of the following installation commands:
    Default console mode 
    web.4.13.xCn.platform.bin
    GUI mode 
    web.4.13.xCn.platform.bin -i gui
    Silent mode 
    web.4.13.xCn.platform.bin -i silent

    Where x indicates the bit size, n indicates the fix pack level, and platform is the UNIX™ or Linux™ platform, for example AIX®.

  3. Confirm the location of the installation when prompted; the default location is the directory that is specified by the INFORMIXDIR environment variable. To install in another Informix instance, specify the top-level directory of that installation.
  4. Complete the panels or prompts in the installation application.
  5. After installation, read important online notes and product documentation, which are in the $INFORMIXDIR/extend/web.4.13.xCn/doc directory.
  6. Make the Informix Web DataBlade Module available to a database by registering it in that database. For instructions, see the DataBlade module Installation and Registration Guide.

Uninstalling the Informix Web DataBlade Module

To uninstall the Informix Web DataBlade Module:

  1. Log in as the informix user.
  2. Go to the following directory: 
    $INFORMIXDIR/Uninstall_web.4.13.xCn

    Where x indicates the bit size and n indicates the fix pack level.

  3. Run the following command: 
    Uninstall_web.4.13.xCn