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Extending HCL OneDB™Beyond standard relational database objects, HCL OneDB™ can be extended to handle specialized data types, access methods, routines, and other objects. HCL OneDB™ includes many built-in extensions that are fully integrated in the database server. HCL OneDB™ also provides DataBlade® modules, which are packages of extended database objects for a particular purpose and that are installed separately from the database server. Alternatively, you can create your own user-defined objects for HCL OneDB™.
Creating extensionsYou can create user-defined data types, routines, access methods, and other database objects to suit your needs. You can use application programming interfaces to write user-defined routines and applications that access data in HCL OneDB™ databases.
DataBlade® Developers KitThe DataBlade® Developers Kit (DBDK) guides contain information about the tools you can use to develop and package DataBlade® modules, which extend the functionality of HCL OneDB™ databases.
DataBlade® Developers Kit User's GuideThe HCL OneDB™ DataBlade® Developers Kit Users Guide describes how to use OneDB® DataBlade® Developers Kit (DBDK) tools to develop and package DataBlade® modules.
Debugging and testing DataBlade® modules on Windows™This section describes how to debug and perform functional tests for DataBlade® modules written in C and C++ for HCL OneDB™ on Windows™.
The DBDK Visual C++ Add-In and IfxQueryThe DBDK Visual C++ Add-In is a toolbar that appears in Microsoft™ Visual C++ after you install DBDK.
Other add-in commands

Other add-in commands

The following table lists the other add-in command buttons, in addition to the Debug DataBlade Module command, and the tasks they complete.


Task	Button
Copy the project.bld file to the local or remote database server	Upload DataBlade® Module
Copy the DataBlade module SQL scripts to the local or remote database server	Upload DataBlade SQL Scripts
Register the DataBlade module on the local or remote database server	Register DataBlade Module
Shut down and restart the local database server	Stops and restarts HCL OneDB™ on the local host
Launch the add-in help page, which is part of the DBDK InfoShelf	Launch InfoShelf
Change the database server or database for a project	Configure DBDK Visual C++ Add-In dialog box

Important: Before you can run the Register DataBlade Module command, you must install the DataBlade module by using the Upload DataBlade Module and Upload DataBlade SQL Scripts commands, and the database you specified in the Configure DBDK Visual C++ Add-In dialog box must exist.