Ruby
HCL Informix® supports database access for client applications that are written in the Ruby programming language with two open source packages. Each package, which is known as a ruby gem, is a precompiled file that combines the Ruby driver and the Ruby on Rails adapter in a standard framework for the Ruby runtime environment.
Ruby/Informix® Gem
Ruby/Informix® is the Ruby gem for connections to Informix® database servers. You can download Ruby/Informix® from the Rubyforge website at http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-informix.
To use Ruby/Informix®, you must install the Informix® ODBC Driver, which is part of the .
Ruby Gem for Informix® Data Servers
The IBM_DB gem is the Ruby gem for Informix® Data Servers. The IBM_DB gem is supported on HCL Informix® 11.10 or later. Based on the DRDA® protocol, it allows Ruby applications to access both Informix® and DB2® data servers.
You can download Ruby/Informix® from the Rubyforge website at http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm.
- Data Server Client
- Data Server Runtime Client
- Data Server Driver for ODBC, CLI, and .NET (Windows™ only)
- Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI