Title-to-topic reference

In the following table, the publications mentioned in the Informix® DataBlade® Module Development Overview are listed alphabetically by title, with a brief description of each.
Publication title Description
J/Foundation Developer's Guide Describes how Java™ is implemented in the HCL Informix database server. Describes a library of classes and interfaces that allow programmers to create and execute Java user-defined routines that access Informix database servers.
Informix DataBlade API Programmer's Guide

Informix DataBlade API Function Reference

Provide a complete reference for the DataBlade API, which is used to develop applications that interact with your Informix database server.
Informix DataBlade Developers Kit User's Guide Describes how to develop and package DataBlade modules by using the DataBlade Developers Kit.
Informix DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide Explains how to install DataBlade modules and use BladeManager to register, upgrade, and unregister DataBlade modules in Informix databases.
Informix User-Defined Routines and Data Types Developer's Guide Explains how to extend existing data types, define new data types, and define your own functions and procedures for the Informix database.

Describes the tasks you must perform to extend operations on data types, to create new casts, to extend operator classes for secondary access methods, and to write opaque data types.

Defines common considerations for SPL and external routines and describes how to create user-defined aggregates.

Informix R-Tree Index User's Guide Describes the Informix R-tree secondary access method and how use its components. It describes how to create an R-tree index on appropriate data types and how to create an operator class that uses the R-tree access method to index a user-defined data type.
Informix GLS User's Guide Describes HCL Informix GLS, an application programming interface available in HCL Informix products. GLS provides ESQL/C and DataBlade module developers the ability to write programs (or change existing programs) to handle different languages, cultural conventions, and code sets.
Informix ESQL/C Programmer's Manual Explains how to use HCL Informix ESQL/C to create client applications with database management capabilities. This publication is a complete guide to the features of ESQL/C that allow you to gain access to Informix databases, manipulate the data in your program, interact with the database server, and check for errors.
Informix Guide to SQL: Reference Describes the Informix system catalog tables, common environment variables that you might need to set, and the built-in data types that your Informix database server supports.
Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax This publication contains syntax descriptions for the Structured Query Language (SQL) and Stored Procedure Language (SPL) statements that your Informix database server supports.
Informix Guide to SQL: Tutorial Includes instructions for using basic and advanced Structured Query Language (SQL), as well as for designing and managing your database.
Informix Administrator's Guide Describes how to install, configure, and use the features of your Informix database server.
Informix Performance Guide Explains how to configure and operate your database server to improve overall system performance as well as the performance of SQL queries.
Informix JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide Describes the JDBC driver that implements the Java interfaces and classes that programmers use to connect to the Informix database server.