Overview of the ipload Generate options

Use the generate options of ipload to automatically generate components of a load or unload job. The generate options can save you time when you create formats, maps, queries, and load and unload jobs.

When you generate a load or unload job for an IBM® Informix® database, ipload creates a format for the data file and a map that associates the columns of the table with the fields of the data-file records. Although the generated components might not match your database schema or data-file records exactly, the components created by the generate options provide useful starting points for building HPL components. After you generate default components, you can modify the components to match your specific needs.