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Introduction 5
Demonstration Database
A Notices appendix contains information about IBM products, services, and
features. An index directs you to areas of particular interest.
Demonstration Database
Your IBM Informix OnLine software includes a demonstration database
called stores5 that contains information about a fictitious wholesale sporting-
goods distributor. The sample command files that make up a demonstration
application are included as well.
Most of the examples in this manual are based on the stores5 demonstration
database. The stores5 database is described in detail and its contents are
listed in
IBM Informix Guide to SQL: Reference. For further information about
using DB-Access to manipulate the data in the demonstration database, refer
to the DB-Access User Manual.
The script you use to install the demonstration database is called
dbaccessdemo5 and is located in the $INFORMIXDIR/bin directory. The
database name that you supply is the name given to the demonstration
database. If you do not supply a database name, the name defaults to stores5.
Follow these rules for naming your database:
■ Names for databases can be up to 10 characters long.
■ The first character of a name must be a letter.
■ You can use letters, characters, and underscores (_) for the rest of the
name.
■ DB-Access makes no distinction between uppercase and lowercase
letters.
■ The database name should be unique.
When you run dbaccessdemo5, you are, as the creator of the database, the
owner and Database Administrator (DBA) of that database.
After you install OnLine, the files that make up the demonstration database
are protected so that you cannot make any changes to the original database.