The DB2 Software Developer's Kit is a collection of tools that are designed to meet the needs of database application developers. It includes libraries, header files, documented APIs, and sample programs to build character-based, multimedia, or object-oriented applications.
A platform-specific version of the DB2 Software Developer's Kit is available for each of the supported operating systems and is currently available in the DB2 Universal Developer's Edition and the DB2 Personal Developer's Edition. Applications that are developed with the DB2 Software Developer's Kit will run on any platform where the equivalent DB2 client component is installed. Through a DB2 client, these applications can access all servers and, by using the DB2 Connect product (or the DB2 Connect functionality supplied with DB2 Enterprise - Extended or DB2 Enterprise Edition), they can also access DB2 Universal Database for AS/400, DB2 Universal Database for OS/390, and DB2 for VSE & VM database servers.
The DB2 Software Developer's Kit allows you to develop applications that use the following interfaces:
The DB2 Software Developer's Kit includes:
For complete information on the functionality of the Software Developer's Kit, and instructions on how to use them, as well as a full list of supported compilers for your platform, refer to the Application Building Guide.