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Client APIs and tools
You can use the HCL Informix® implementation of client APIs to develop applications for Informix database servers.
Informix® JDBC Driver Guide
The Informix® JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide describes how to install, load, and use Informix JDBC Driver to connect to the Informix database from within a Java™ application or applet.
Getting started
Informix® JDBC Driver
Informix® JDBC Driver is a native-protocol, pure-Java driver (Type 4) that supports the JDBC specification.
Classes implemented in Informix JDBC Driver
Informix® classes that provide support beyond the Java™ specification

Client APIs and tools
You can use the HCL Informix® implementation of client APIs to develop applications for Informix database servers.
- Change Data Capture API Programmer's Guide
  The Informix® Change Data Capture API Programmer's Guide describes how to program applications to process changed data from HCL Informix databases using the Informix Change Data Capture API.
- Embedded SQLJ for HCL Informix®
  The Informix® Embedded SQLJ User's Guide contains information about using Informix Embedded SQLJ.
- ESQL/C Guide
  The Informix® ESQL/C Programmer's Manual explains how to use Informix ESQL/C, the Informix implementation of Embedded Structured Query Language (SQL) for C (ESQL/C), to create client applications with database-management capabilities.
- GLS User's Guide
  The Informix® GLS User's Guide describes the Global Language Support (GLS) feature available in Informix products.
- API
  The Informix® GLS API Programmer's Guide describes the global language support (GLS) application programming interface (API) available in Informix ESQL/C and HCL Informix DataBlade® modules.
- Informix® Object Interface for C++ Guide
  The Informix® Object Interface for C++ Programmer's Guide describes how to develop HCL Informix client applications by using the object-oriented C++ programming language.
- Informix® ODBC Driver Guide
  The Informix® ODBC Driver Programmer's Manual serves as a user guide and reference for Informix ODBC Driver, which is the Informix implementation of the Microsoft™ Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface, Version 3.0.
- .NET provider options
  The Data Server Provider for .NET DB2® provider option is the preferred Informix® provider for developing new applications.
- Informix® JDBC Driver Guide
  The Informix® JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide describes how to install, load, and use Informix JDBC Driver to connect to the Informix database from within a Java™ application or applet.
  - Getting started
    - What is JDBC?
    - What is a JDBC driver?
    - Informix® JDBC Driver
      Informix® JDBC Driver is a native-protocol, pure-Java driver (Type 4) that supports the JDBC specification.
      - Classes implemented in Informix JDBC Driver
        Informix® classes that implement Java™ interfaces
        Informix® classes that extend the JDBC specification
        Informix® classes that provide support beyond the Java™ specification
        UDTManager and UDRManager classes
        The UDTManager and UDRManager helper classes are in the ifxtools.jar file in the udtudrmgr package.
      - Files in HCL Informix® JDBC Driver
    - Obtain the JDBC driver
    - Installing the JDBC Driver
    - Using the driver in an application
    - Using the driver in an applet
    - Uninstall the JDBC Driver
  - Connect to the database
  - Perform database operations
  - Work with Informix® types
  - Work with opaque types
  - Globalization and date formats
  - Push data feature
  - Tuning and troubleshooting
  - Appendixes
- Informix International Language Supplement (ILS) User Guide
  These topics include information about the translated user interface files for Informix® UNIX™ products, locales, and code set conversion tables
- Informix® OLE DB Provider Guide
  The Informix® OLE DB Provider Programmer's Guide describes the software requirements for using Informix OLE DB Provider, show how to install and configure the provider for your use, and explain how to use Informix OLE DB Provider to enable client applications, such as ActiveX Data Object (ADO) applications and web pages, to access data on the Informix server.

Informix® classes that provide support beyond the Java™ specification

A number of HCL Informix® classes provide support for functionality not present in the Java™ specification. These classes are listed in the following table.


JDBC interface or class	Informix® class	Provides support for...
java.lang.Object	UDTManager	Deploying opaque data types in the database server
java.lang.Object	UDTMetaData	Deploying opaque data types in the database server
java.lang.Object	UDRManager	Deploying user-defined routines in the database server
java.lang.Object	UDRMetaData	Deploying user-defined routines in the database server