DB2 10.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Built-in modules

The built-in modules provide an easy-to-use programmatic interface for performing a variety of useful operations.

For example, you can use built-in modules to perform the following functions:

Send and receive messages and alerts across connections.
Write to and read from files and directories on the operating system's file system.
Generate reports containing a variety of monitor information.

Built-in modules can be invoked from an SQL-based application, theDB2® command line, or a command script.

Built-in modules transform string data according to the database code page setting.

Built-in modules are not supported for the following product editions: