Where can I find some document on devloping plugin

WoMaWil · Post by **WoMaWil** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 4:13 am

Writing an own plugin is not something easy. You should do it in any case in a close contact to the Ascential Development Team.

An other way for to solve your problem may be an export of a flat file from your database and use the Sequential file plug-in.

For to write a plugin contacting the database, you have to know also the detail of the how-to read your database.

So first think of all other means before you start such a complicated project.

Wolfgang

WoMaWil · Post by **WoMaWil** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 7:21 am

The control-file has to be written in any case if via plugin or via DS-Job or DS-BASIC-code, so you won't win anything via the plugin.

Wolfgang

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 9:40 pm

There is a manual called DataStage Plug-In Writer's Guide.
Read this if only to convince yourself that it's too ambitious an undertaking. You need good C skills to write the stage itself, and good C++ skills to create a custom GUI.

Ray Wurlod
Education and Consulting Services
ABN 57 092 448 518

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Sun Mar 23, 2003 11:12 pm

Copy of manual sent off-line. [^]

dickfong · Post by **dickfong** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 4:22 am

Hello Ray & Wolfgang,

Do you mind sending the doc to my email dick_fong@yahoo.com as well? We are having similar situation here. Many thanks.

Dick

ariear · Post by **ariear** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 7:02 am

Hi all,

Can I have it too ?

ariear@hotmail.com

Thanks

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 6:32 pm

Please reply assuring me that you have enough room in your inbox. The ZIP file is 1.6MB (the manual is 3.6MB in PDF format). I won't send it without this assurance; it's bad enough sending large emails on a dial-up line without having also to put up with "reject" messages because there's not enough space in the recipient's inbox.

Ray Wurlod
Education and Consulting Services
ABN 57 092 448 518

MAT · Post by **MAT** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 10:31 am

Hi Ray,

I would like to get the manual.

Thanks

MAT

vmcburney · Post by **vmcburney** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:41 pm

I get the feeling we are going to get "can I have a copy too" replies to this topic until the end of time. Was wondering if someone from the DataStageXchange site, a panel expert for example, could find somewhere on that site for documents such as this.

Vincent McBurney
Data Integration Services
www.intramatix.com

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 10:09 pm

Good thought. I will follow up with them.