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The following sections describe the online files that
supplement the information in this manual. Please examine these
files before you begin using your IBM Informix product. They contain
vital information about application and performance issues.
| Online File |
Description |
Format |
| TOC Notes |
The TOC (Table of Contents) notes file provides
a comprehensive directory of hyperlinks to the release notes, the
fixed and known defects file, and all the documentation notes files
for individual manual titles. |
HTML |
| Documentation Notes |
The documentation notes file for each manual contains
important information and corrections that supplement the information
in the manual or information that was modified since publication. |
HTML, text |
| Release Notes |
The release notes file describes feature differences
from earlier versions of IBM Informix products and how these differences might
affect current products. For some products, this file also contains
information about any known problems and their workarounds. |
HTML, text |
| Machine Notes |
(Non-Windows platforms only) The machine notes file describes any platform-specific actions
that you must take to configure and use IBM Informix products on
your computer. |
text |
| Fixed and Known Defects File |
This text file lists issues that have been identified
with the current version. It also lists customer-reported defects
that have been fixed in both the current version and in previous
versions. |
text |
Locating Online Notes
Online notes are available from the IBM Informix Online
Documentation site at http://www.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library.
Additionally you can locate these files before or after installation
as described below.
Before Installation
All online notes are located in the top-level directory of the
product CD. The easiest way to access the documentation notes, the
release notes, and the fixed and known defects file is through the
hyperlinks from the TOC notes file.
The machine notes file and the fixed and known defects file are
only provided in text format.
After Installation
On UNIX platforms in the default locale, the documentation
notes, release notes, and machine notes files appear under the $INFORMIXDIR/release/en_us/0333 directory.
Online Notes Filenames
Online notes have the following file formats:
| Online File |
File Format |
| TOC Notes |
prod_docnotes_toc_version.html |
| Documentation Notes |
prod_bookname_docnotes_version.html/txt |
| Release Notes |
prod_release_notes_version.html/txt |
| Machine Notes |
prod_machine_notes_version.txt |
| Fixed and Known Defects File |
prod_unix_defects_version.txt |
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