The second part of this webcast will further examine the Informix utilities which can be used to migrate data to a new system, and how to combine different utilities to speed up migrations and minimize downtime.


Migrating your Informix databases to new hardware and operating systems can be a daunting task. During this webcast, we will look at some of the challenges involved, and things to consider when migrating. We will look at the various tools available in Informix which can be used to unload and load data and cover the use of dbexport and dbimport.


An overview of using Informix External Tables for unloading and loading data and the benefits that they offer.


Whether you are reorganizing a table, loading a table or doing a full data migration, you will want to use the unload/load capabilities of Informix. This is an in depth look at the various options available to you in such an endeavor as well as issues which should be taken into consideration.


Loading and Unloading With Informix – FAQ, by Jack Parker

  Loading and Unloading with Informix   Note, for simplicity these facilities will herein be referred to as ‘loaders’. This is not meant to be a definitive document defining everything there is to know about the subject. This is meant to be a starting point on your road to understanding this topic and a roadmap […]