Publisher's Synopsis
1370J-8 Unleash all the power of IDS.2000 object-relational databases! Object-relational databases built with Informix Dynamic Server.2000-the core database of Informix Internet Foundation.2000-offer powerful business advantages, including unprecedented flexibility, performance, simplicity, and speed-to-deployment. To leverage the full power of IDS.2000, you need to master Informix's ground-breaking DataBlade API. Now, for the first time, you can find all the information you need for expert Informix ORDBMS development in a single book! Informix insider Jacques Roy shows how to identify the object-relational techniques that offer the biggest "bang for the buck." Using extensive real-world code examples, you'll learn how to use DataBlades to build databases that map precisely to your business requirements.;Coverage includes: Key opportunities for competitive advantage through object-relational databases-with practical examples Step-by-step coverage of building user-defined routines that implement business rules SQL statements that take advantage of Informix object-relational extensions Opaque types, fastpath interface, Smart Blobs, multi-representation, and other performance enhancers Computational, iterator, and aggregate functions Tracing and debugging IDS.2000 database server applications If you want to maximize the performance of your enterprise applications, it's time to go beyond "classical" RDBMS programming-and take full advantage of IDS.2000's revolutionary object-relational capabilities. This book delivers all the insight and code you'll need! CD-ROM INCLUDED he accompanying CD-ROM contains the Informix DataBlade Developer's Kit, Informix Client Software Developer's Kit, plus all the sample code from the book.
