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System administrationThese topics contain concepts, procedures, and reference information for database and database server administrators to use for managing and tuning HCL Informix® database servers.
High-Performance Loader User's GuideThe describes how to use the HCL Informix® to load and unload large quantities of data efficiently to or from Informix® databases.
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The onpload databaseThe tables in the onpload database hold information that the onpload utility uses. This section describes the tables in the onpload database that you create or modify with ipload.
The machines table in the onpload databaseThe machines table defines the binary type sizes and byte order for different computers. The uses this information when you transfer binary data.

The machines table in the onpload database

The machines table defines the binary type sizes and byte order for different computers. The uses this information when you transfer binary data.

When ipload creates the onpload database, it inserts definitions for several different types of computers into this table. To transfer binary data to or from a computer that is not described in this table, you must create a machine definition by using the Machines window.


Column	Type	Description
machinename	CHAR(18)	Computer name or type (primary key)
byteorder	CHAR(3)	Binary byte ordering: LSB or MSB
shortsize	INTEGER	Size of a short integer
intsize	INTEGER	Size of an integer
longsize	INTEGER	Size of a long integer
floatsize	INTEGER	Size of a float value
doublesize	INTEGER	Size of a double value

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