Informix DataBlade Developers Kit

The IBM® Informix® DataBlade™ Developers Kit is an aid for developing DataBlade modules. This kit runs on Windows® and generates much of the code you need for a DataBlade.

The DataBlade Developers Kit provides the following graphical user interfaces for creating and working with Informix DataBlade modules.

BladeSmith — A tool for organizing a DataBlade module development project. You can use BladeSmith to create a project and 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.