Instance merge modules (Windows)

Using Windows Installer for instance merge modules, you can easily add IBM® Data Server Runtime Client function to any product that uses the Windows Installer.

When you merge the modules, you will be prompted to supply the data server copy name. Multiple copies of data server products can be installed on the same machine; so each copy is known by its unique name. This name will be used when the installation is performed on each target machine. Choose a name that is unlikely to be already used for another data server copy. Suitable names include the name of your application, for example, myapp_db2copy_1. If the name is not unique, the installation will fail.

For more information on merge module technology, see the documentation included with your installation authoring product or at http://msdn.microsoft.com.

The following merge modules are available for your use:

Base Client Merge Module.msm

This module provides the function required for database connection, SQL, and command function. This module allows you to use the Named Pipes communication protocol to transfer data in a client-server environment, contains the system bind files which are used for such tasks as creating databases or accessing remote host databases, and, provides various tools used to administer local and remote databases. This module also allows you to create a response file which can be used to configure the data server copy within your installation. The configurable option specifies the location of a response file used to configure the data server copy. Types of configuration include creating instances, setting database manager configuration parameters or profile registry variables. You can also use the Command Line Processor (CLP) with this module.

For information about the sequence of various custom actions and the proposed sequences, view the merge module with a tool such as Orca.

JDBC and SQLJ Support.msm

This module contains JDBC and SQLJ support allowing Java™ samples to be built and run using the JDBC driver.

LDAP Exploitation Merge Module.msm

This module allows the data server copy to use an LDAP directory to store database directory and configuration information.

ODBC Support Merge Module.msm

This module provides support for applications that use Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to access data.

OLE DB Support Merge Module.msm

This module provides a set of interfaces that allows applications to uniformly access data stored in different data sources.

IBM Data Server Provider for .NET Merge Module.msm

This module enables your application to use the IBM Data Server Provider for .NET. The IBM Data Server Provider for .NET is an extension of the ADO.NET interface that enables your .NET applications to quickly and securely access data from databases.

The following Microsoft re-distributable merge modules are included with the IBM Data Server Runtime Client merge modules. You must include these Microsoft merge modules when merging Data Server Runtime Client merge modules.

The following merge modules contain IBM data server client messages used by the data server copy. Depending on the languages of your product, include and install the components in the appropriate merge module.