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No Compression of TEXT and BYTE Data Types

The database server does not contain any mechanisms for compressing TEXT and BYTE data after the data has been scanned into a database.

The database server scans TEXT and BYTE data into an existing table in the following ways.

Method to Scan TEXT or BYTE Data
Reference
DB-Access LOAD statement
LOAD statement in the IBM Informix: Guide to SQL Syntax
dbload utility
IBM Informix: Migration Guide
IBM Informix ESQL/C programs
IBM Informix: ESQL/C Programmer's Manual
From external tables
Chapter on loading with external tables in the IBM Informix: Administrator's Reference
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