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Extending Informix®Beyond standard relational database objects, HCL Informix® can be extended to handle specialized data types, access methods, routines, and other objects. Informix® includes many built-in extensions that are fully integrated in the database server. Informix® also provides DataBlade® modules, which are packages of extended database objects for a particular purpose and that are installed separately from the database server. Alternatively, you can create your own user-defined objects for Informix®.
Creating extensionsYou can create user-defined data types, routines, access methods, and other database objects to suit your needs. You can use application programming interfaces to write user-defined routines and applications that access data in Informix® databases.
Virtual-Index Interface GuideThe Informix® Virtual-Index Interface Programmer's Guide explains how to create a secondary access method with the Virtual-Index Interface (VII) to extend the built-in indexing schemes of HCL Informix® typically with a DataBlade® module.
Descriptor function reference
Accessor functionsThe Virtual-Index Interface (VII) library contains functions that primarily access selected fields from the various descriptors.
The mi_tab_spacetype() accessor functionThe mi_tab_spacetype() function retrieves the type of storage space where the virtual index is.

The mi_tab_spacetype() accessor function

The mi_tab_spacetype() function retrieves the type of storage space where the virtual index is.

Syntax

mi_char1 mi_tab_spacetype(MI_AM_TABLE_DESC *tableDesc

tableDesc: Points to the index descriptor.

Return values

The letter S indicates that the index is in an sbspace. The letter X indicates that the index is in an extspace. The letter D indicates that the index is in a dbspace and is reserved for HCL Informix® use only.

Restriction: A user-defined access method cannot create indexes in dbspaces.

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