INFORMIX
IBM Informix Embedded SQLJ User's Guide
Chapter 2: Preparing to Use Embedded SQLJ
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Setting Up Your Software

This section explains how to install and run Embedded SQLJ and the other software you need.

Installing the Java Development Kit

Before you install Embedded SQLJ, you must already have installed the JavaSoft software Java Development Kit (JDK), Version 1.2 or later. (See the JavaSoft Web site, at http://www.javasoft.com/, for more information about the Java language.)

Installing Embedded SQLJ and Informix JDBC Driver

To install Embedded SQLJ and Informix JDBC Driver, copy the jdbcfacb.tar file into a temporary directory (not the directory into which you are installing the product). When you unpack the .tar file, the following files appear:

IBM Informix Embedded SQLJ is bundled with Informix JDBC Driver and distributed in the Java InstallShield class file called setup.class. You install both products in one step by running setup.class with the following command:

After installation, IBM Informix Embedded SQLJ includes the following components in the specified directories (IFXJLOCATION refers to the directory where you chose to install Embedded SQLJ):

    This directory contains the Embedded SQLJ product, ifxsqlj.jar, and the debug version, ifxsqlj-g.jar. It also contains the Informix SQLJ tools and utilities, optimized versions, ifxtools.jar and debug versions, ifxtools-g.jar.

    This directory contains the documentation.

    This directory contains sample programs and instructions for their use.

You must add ifxsqlj.jar, ifxtools.jar, and ifxjdbc.jar (or the debug versions of these files) to your CLASSPATH setting after installation.

See the Informix JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide for further information about installing and using Informix JDBC Driver.

Installing Your Informix Server

If you do not already have your Informix server installed, refer to the Installation Guide that accompanies that software.




IBM Informix Embedded SQLJ User's Guide, Version 1.0
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