The Informix® DataBlade™ Developers Kit aids you in developing DataBlade modules. It provides graphical user interfaces to complete tasks, and it generates much of the code you need for your DataBlade module.
The DataBlade Developers Kit provides the following graphical user interfaces for creating and working with DataBlade modules:
BladeSmith — A tool for organizing a DataBlade module development project. You use BladeSmith to create a project and then define the objects (such as data types and routines) that belong to the DataBlade module. BladeSmith generates source files, header files, make files, functional test files, SQL scripts, messages, and packaging files.
DBDK Visual C++ Add-In and IfxQuery — Tools for debugging a DataBlade module using Microsoft Visual C++ on Windows NT. The add-in automates many of the debugging tasks and calls the IfxQuery tool to run unit tests for DataBlade module routines.
BladePack — A tool for creating a DataBlade module package. BladePack can create a simple directory tree containing files to be installed or an installation that includes an interactive user interface.
BladeManager — A utility for registering and unregistering DataBlade modules in Informix databases.
System Requirements
Informix DataBlade Developers Kit runs only on Microsoft Windows.
