14 IBM Informix OnLine Database Server Administrator’s Guide
Additional Documentation
Additional Documentation
For additional information, refer to the following types of documentation:
■ Printed manuals
■ Error message files
■ Documentation notes, release notes, and machine notes
■ Related reading
Printed Manuals
You might want to refer to a number of related Informix product documents
that complement this manual.
■ If you have never used SQL (Structured Query Language) or an
Informix application development tool, read IBM Informix Guide to
SQL: Tutorial to learn basic database design and implementation
concepts.
■ A companion volume to the tutorial, IBM Informix Guide to SQL:
R
eference, provides full information on the structure and contents of
the demonstration database that isprovidedwith OnLine. It includes
details of the Informix system catalog tables, describes Informix and
common UNIX environment variables that should be set, and defines
column data types supported by Informix products. Further, it
provides a detailed description of all the SQL statements supported
by Informix products. It also contains a glossary of useful terms.
■ You, or whoever installs OnLine, should refer to the UNIX Products
Installation Guide for your particular release to ensure that OnLine is
properly set up before you begin to work with it.
■ If you are using OnLine across a network, you may also want to refer
to the IBM Informix NET and IBM Informix STAR Installation and Config-
uration Guide.