Installing and registering the Point DataBlade® module

About this task

Because the Circle DataBlade® module depends on the interface from the Point DataBlade® module, you must register the Point DataBlade® module first.

When you distribute a DataBlade® module that depends on another, the user installing it must use BladeManager to register it. BladeManager prompts the user to register the DataBlade® module that provides the interface first. For example, BladeManager does not let a user register the Circle DataBlade® module unless the Point DataBlade® module was already registered in that database.

To install and register the Point DataBlade® module:

Procedure

  1. Open the Point project in Visual C++.
    The Point.dsw file is in the Point\src directory.
  2. Open the Distance.sql file.
  3. With the Distance.sql file as the active window in Visual C++, click the Debug DataBlade® Module button on the add-in toolbar.
  4. In the Executable For Debug Session dialog box, type or use the Browse button to select %INFORMIXDIR%\bin\oninit.exe, where %INFORMIXDIR% is the environment variable that represents the root directory of your HCL Informix® server installation.
  5. Click OK.
  6. When the dialog box appears warning that oninit.exe does not have debugging information, click OK.

Results

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