IBM Informix Non-Spatial Reader/Writer

FME reads and writes attribute data held in IBM’s Informix database tables.

This data may or may not have a spatial component to it. Thus the Informix reader can read from Informix databases which may or may not be spatially enabled.

IBM Informix Non-Spatial Product and System Requirements

Note  Informix Connect software must be installed on the same machine as FME. FME accesses live databases via the Informix Connect driver.

Format

Product

Operating System

Reader/Writer

FME Form

FME Flow

FME Flow Hosted

Windows 64-bit

Linux

Mac

Reader

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Writer

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Reader Overview

FME considers an Informix dataset to be a collection of relational tables. The tables must be defined in the workspace before they can be read. Arbitrary WHERE clauses and joins are fully supported.

Writer Overview

The Informix writer module stores attribute records into a live relational database. The writer provides the following capabilities:

  • Table Creation: The writer uses the information within the FME workspace to automatically create database tables as needed.