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jrosasmc Posts: 1,711I am going to look at an '02 Millenia (Premium) today. This car has 29k miles and is a one-owner vehicle. I'm just curious: Do the Millenia 2.5s have hydraulic valve lifters, or the solid versions in which adjustment is needed? I ask because my '93 Volvo has hydraulic lifters and I understand that the 2.5 used in 1998-02 626s has solid lifters. Instinct tells me the Millenia's are hydraulic.
Just bought 4 new Dunlop SP 5000 tires. What a difference! Cost $860 at Sears with road hazard warranty and alignment. Still had two of the originals. Have had many tire problems due to potholes during New England winters. The 17 inch tires are not very forgiving.
No mechanical problems since I purchased it,except sometimes the gas lid won't open on the first try and the cd player has issues. That's Bose's problem not Mazda's problem.
Try bending a little the spring that releases the lid. You need to bend it (counterintuitively) inward rather than outward.
Hope this helps,
Started my '02P with 30,500 miles yesterday morning, the engine worked as it was choking, CEL started flashing, but then the light went steady and the engine resumed its normal operation. However the CEL is on now. I took the car to the local Mazda dealer which provided a rental car. He stated that Mazda changed its policy lately and will pay for rental car only if it is something that is covered by Mazda's warranty, not if malfunctioning is caused by improper operation by car's owner. I strongly believe that the repair should be covered by 45K 3-year bumper-bumper warranty as well as the car rental, but who knows.
He also reminded me about 30,000 mi scheduled maintenance which was due 500 miles ago - $450. The maintenance includes replacing virtually all fluids in the car (except gasoline:-) - transmission, coolant, break, power steering, etc. I also contacted local Goodyear store, and they said that the 30K scheduled maintenance for MM does not necessarily mean replacing all fluids. It requires fluid checkup (also found in MM manual), but not replacement, and the Goodyear charges only for the replaced fluids, which compared to Mazda dealer is still much cheaper.
Does work performed by shop other than Mazda voids the warranty? Does it mean that if Goodyear finds all fluids in good condition and replaces engine oil only, and something happens to the transmission before the warranty expires, I still will not be able to repair the transmission under warranty?
I will let you know about the cause of CEL. BTW, I had the CEL on about 6 months ago - turned out the knock sensor was bad. The interesting thing is that CEL came on at both times (6 months ago and yesterday) after I washed my car (externally only). I am not sure what it is now, but I hope the car will be trouble free after the warranty expires in 03/05.
Hi everyone, not much going on these days which probably means we're all happy with our Millys.
I've already installed my Alpine CDA7893 + brand
new Boston speakers. I will now install an amp + sub.
I'm at the stage of passing the main lead from the
battery through the firewall.
My problem is that i'm trying to locate a "passage" for it. What is the best way of doing it?
The "S" engine compartment is pretty "busy" & very difficult to locate anything. Maybe some you have already done this? Anything will help!
Picked up my MM this morning. Dealer explained that the CEL was on because they found a disconnected vacuum hose. "It is very much likely that the hose was accidently disconnected during the last oil change" - stated the dealer. Sounds weird since the last oil change was performed by Jiffy Lube 3 months ago, and the CEL flashed last Sunday. However, the CEL is off now, engine works as it suppose to, and dealer did not charge a dime for diagnostic, except I had to pay for one day car rental - $25.00. Thanks to D. Dahle Mazda at Murray, UT!
Actually had a similar thing happen to my 98 S; a vacuum hose was disconnected and caused the CEL to go on. When the Tech repaired it, apparently he bumped a few other plastic "T" connectors on the vacuum lines which caused them to snap and the light went on again on the ride home. The service manager was embarrassed and ended up replacing 3 lines & "T" fittings as a precautionary measure for no additional charge. I guess the plastic used is not that high of a quality and the heat from the engine makes it brittle and succeptable to breakage. Problem is, the line connections and the lines themselves are not easy to see/find so an otherwise simple DIY task becomes difficult.
I have a 2001 MMS with 15k miles. A rattle has developed in the front passenger door, although I cannot pinpont exactly where it is coming from. It sounds like metal against metal, as if something is loose inside the door. It does not happen all the time, and not always on bumpy roads. Has anyone else had this problem?
My experience has been that Millenias are "tight" and free of rattles (almost 90K on '98 Mill. S). I assume you have already checked for anything deep in the map pocket. If it really drives you crazy, you could try to remove the door panel and see if you can identify the source of the noise. I have done this before - you must be real careful with the clips not to damage them.
From the drivers seat it seemed like I had a rattle in the passenger door on my '01 MMP.
As it turned out, it was a pencil style tire gauge in the glove box. I turned it end for end, and voila, silence. Hope yours is that simple.
Otherwise you do have a 39 month 50000 mile bumper to bumper warranty (if my memory serves me well) which may still be in effect depending on your purchase date. Check that and if it has not run out, head for your Mazda dealer and let them worry about the noise. I have what appears to be a small crack in the right rear wheel (painted not chrome) where one of the lugnuts goes. I need to get to the dealer and have that checked before mine expires in December.
Good luck.
There is one thing you need to check before taking the passenger door apart: make sure the rattle comes from the passenger side. I know it sounds weird, but I had annoying noise coming from the passenger side of my '02 Millenia. I checked everything on that side for possible cause and could not find anything. The noise was driving me crazy. One day while driving I slowly moved my head to the point where the noise was coming from (passenger side). Suddenly I realized that the noise is coming from the driver side when my ears moved to the passenger side. Turned out the noise was coming from the garage door opener mounted on the driver side visor... Sometimes you may get confused because of reflection of rattles, noises, etc. from windows and other interior materials of the vehicle.
Thanks to everyone for your help. For the last two days the rattle has stopped. And this morning it was back. How frustrating! I will double check the glove compartment and everything else to see what it could be.
I must admit I've lost my manual, but I believed my 99 Millenia needed a timing belt at 60,000 miles, was I right on this?
The total bill was $950.00 and that's without plugs!!!
I've been looking at eBay to check prices on Millenia S (thinking about selling mine). Does anyone know of any other good places to sell a Millenia in particular? That is, other than newspaper classified ads?
Note to pat - in the interest of maintaining the integrity of the board, I will not respond to anyone asking for details about the car. This is not meant to be a veiled ad. Thanks!
eBay is a known good place to sell anything, but cars (IMO). From my experience the best one is Autotrader.com. I have been successful in selling two cars in the past on Autotrader.com when I was not able to sell them on eBay nor through local newspaper.
So did the 99 Mazda Millenia S come with 100,000 mile Platinum Plugs?
I got the tuneup (see above) and when I questioned why they didn't change the plugs they claimed they're platinum. Not according to my manual, it calls for new plugs at 60,000.
Does anyone know? I need to dispute this while it's still fresh.
With my car I think it's a condensation problem, as soon as the air in the cabin warms up (usually the amount of time it takes me to get to work, 20 min) it seems to start working.
(Of course for the last 20 min I've been repeatedly pushing the damn CD back in, should listen to the radio in the morn).
Thanks! I just checked it out. Some cars are for sale via auction, but I could not figure out how to list my car for auction. Did you just place an ad, or auction?
I just placed an ad in Autotrader.com since I had no luck with selling my cars on largest internet auction - eBay. As far as I remember, the full package with multiple pictures is $45, and the ad runs until it sells. I had more phone calls and emails than when I tried to sell the cars through local newspaper or on eBay.
BE CAREFUL on Autotrader when someone contacts you from outside of US - it is a pure spam. My friend almost lost $6,000(!) when someone contacted him from Nigeria and offered full price for his vehicle, sent Cashiers Check for sum exceeding the purchase price by $6,000, and asked to wire the difference to Canada. Thanks to Western Union for triggering an alarm when my friend wired $6,000, although they kept $600 service fee, but saved him $6,000. Turned out it was a fake Cashiers Check, and the local bank did not even notice while depositing it into friend's account.
Pretty much that same scenario happened in the bank where my wife works.
The big difference was that a teller accepted the "Cashier Check" and it cost the bank the $6000 to cover it. In turn it cost the 20 year employee her job because the person who cashed the check was a good customer known to her, who had "sold" their vehicle to someone in Nigeria and she did not put a hold on that check.
This is a common fraud.
lashlarue, it seems your dealership is selectively doing the manufacturer's recommendations by asking you to do the timing belt service, but neglecting to change the plugs at 60k. As you determined when settling up with the bill, the timing belt service is a lucrative job for dealerships and probably they did not want to do the extra labor to change the plugs since they are so difficult to reach. In reality, most platinum plugs are fine up to 100k miles, so you probably don't need it. Additionally, Mazda is inconsistent in its recommendation for timing belt changes. Because of consumer advocate laws protecting car owners from expensive "built-in" service charges over a reasonable lifetime of a vehicle in Massachussettes and California, Mazda recommends the timing belt changed at 105k miles in CA. Funny thing is that this is the exact same engine and belt used in all 50 states, so how can it be a 60k mile change interval in 48 states and 105k in two? I plan to change my belt at 100k and change the plugs & other fluids at this time. I currently have about 85k miles with no problems. The only risk you have if the belt breaks on this engine is that you are stranded and have to be towed to the nearest service center - no permanent damage to the engine will occur. Of course, changing the belt every 60k mile reduces the probability of this occurring. Changing every 30k miles would reduce this even further, but when is enough enough?
Two years ago, I purchased Millenia S. Now have about 46,000 miles, no mechanical problems except gas lid doesn't always open on first try (will try the suggestion made above) and Bose CD is acting up. When I see others on this board with major problems, RX-8, Chrysler Pacifica, etc., it makes me glad I purchased it.
Very happy and with the new Dunlop tires it seems likes it brand new. Still love the sand mica color especially at twilight. No rattles or squeaks and suspension is still excellent. Now getting about 23 mpg since my commute changed last year (up from 20-21 mpg) and 25 mpg on long trips at very aggressive speeds.
Hasn't been cheap to operate since I twice hit objects and someone hit me and I have had major problems with the tires due to our crappy roads and potholes in MA and tire installation problems. Just brought it in for slow leaks, 6 weeks after I purchased the tires. The seal wasn't good on both front tires. My understanding is that the rim has to be perfectly clean to obtain a proper seal. Premium gas is expensive also.
Everyone complains about the 60K service but the dealer charged me over $400 for the 30K service. Should have asked but didn't because I expected it to be reasonable. Won't go back to that dealer.
Probably need brakes soon, will need inspection in October.
Strongly recommend it.
be careful with the brakes - go in earlier rather than later. I had mine done at 44K miles of Boston traffic, and I only had to replace the pads, for ~$220. I was told if I waited 4-6K miles longer I'd have to do the rotors, too - and that is more like $600+
Just my $0.02
You may not be aware of this, but Mazda uses a ceramic brake pad material from the factory on the Millenia S. This material provides superior braking performance and is normally offered only on performance cars. If you price out this type of material at auto stores, you are paying anywhere from $40-100 for this vs. the $19.95 basic pad. In this light, $220 is not gouging. Remember, Mazda designed this car to compete with Lexus and Infinity, so there is some not-so-obvious engineering enhancements (such as ceramic brakes) which may cost slightly more than your average Honda to fix; but you are also getting a tight,well-designed car for the money. I have almost 90k miles on my '98 S and the car still drives tight and looks great with the "high impact" pearl metallic white paint! At 100K I plan to do the timing belt (first time), coolant flush, tranny flush (I do both of these every 50k miles), plugs, valve cover gaskets, and water pump (for good measure). This will be an expensive service, but still cheaper than 4-5 months payment on a new car and I hope it will go another 100k.
I didn't think $220 for pads was bad ... I only was making the point to go in early for this service to avoid rotor replacement, which at $600+ is not for the faint of the hart. Pads and rotors on my wife's van - Chevy Venture, after 54K miles, were $330...
I had my car inspected last Saturday and the brakes were okay. However, as my family owns three NAPA stores, I will probably be getting new brakes shortly. Can't beat the price! I will have one of our customer mechanics take a look at the brakes. I think I read on this forum that the NAPA replacement pads are ceramic. Its amazing that the Mazda pads have lasted so long, 48,500 miles so far, given the heavy stop and go traffic that I drove in during the first year of ownership. My current commute is much better but there is still some stop and go traffic.
I recently saw, I believe on Intellichoice, that they rated the Millenia S as having major potential engine problems due to the potential failure of the oil seals which cost about $4,200 to replace. If this is true is there any preventive maintenance that can be performed on the oil seals?
I've had issues with my dealer regarding my '00 S
fuel consumption. I rarely get better than 18/19
mpg combined city/highway.I must say that i do not abuse the car apart from a few 1 or 2 hours long trips on the freeway where i would from time to time drive it well over the speed limit.
I read on previous posts that some you get 24/25 mpg!!!??? How do i get to this efficiency?
Tire pressure is checked every week, K & N air filter, synthetic oil etc...
My dealer tells me " are you sure you're not kicking the living crap out your engine?" jokingly of course but we can all read between the lines.
Maybe you guys have answers for me!
My engine light is on on my Mazda Millenia and I have taken it to 3 different Mazda Dealerships and have recieved 3 different responses. They range from senors, to tune-up to catalytic converters. Can someone please help me? I took it to AutoZone and they pulled a tune-up or catalytic codes. I have 95000 miles on it. It is a 2000 Mazda Millenia S. If anyone can help, I would be grateful.
I'm having the same problem with my Mazda. What did you do to fix the problem with the engine light?


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Background and Terminology
Among its extensibility features, the Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 9.x server introduced built-in opaque data types. This term refers to types such as BOOLEAN, LVARCHAR, BLOB, and CLOB that are implemented internally as server-defined opaque data types. You can also use the CREATE OPAQUE TYPE and CREATE DISTINCT TYPE statements to define your own data types, which this article abbreviates as UDTs (user-defined types).
Some system catalog tables that use built-in SQL types in IDS 7.x were redesigned for IDS 9.x to use built-in opaque data types. IDS 7.x customers typically have applications and tools that need to access system catalog tables of other databases. Because IDS 9.x does not allow access to columns of built-in opaque data types across databases, some IDS 7.x applications and tools do not work properly after server migration to IDS 9.x.
This article uses the following terminology conventions:
- Distributed operations refer to operations on objects in more than one database.
- Cross-database operations are distributed operations in which all of the participating databases are databases of the same Dynamic Server instance.
- Local database is the client-connected database.
- Remote database is a database of the same IDS instance as the local database.
The last term conflicts with the standard use of remote in IDS user documentation, where it normally refers to a database of a different Dynamic Server instance.
Overview of the IDS 9.40 distributed query model
IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) supports distributed queries and other distributed operations. This feature enables data manipulation language (DML) statements, data definition language (DDL) statements, and certain other SQL statements to access data or to create database objects across databases on one or more IDS instances. These multiple server instances can be on the same machine, or on different machines in a network.
Transaction logging restrictions
All databases that are accessed by a distributed query must have the same transaction logging mode:
- All must use implicit transactions (as ANSI/ISO-compliant databases)
- or else all must use explicit transaction logging,
- or else all must not support transaction logging.
The IDS 9.40 distributed query model supports the following SQL statements.
DML operations:
DDL operations:
- CREATE VIEW with remote table/view references
- CREATE SYNONYM with remote table/view references
- CREATE DATABASE with remote server references
Miscellaneous operations:
- CONNECT and SET CONNECTION
- CALL (in SPL routines)
- EXECUTE PROCEDURE and EXECUTE FUNCTION
- INFO, LOAD, and UNLOAD (in DB-Access sessions)
- LOCK and UNLOCK
Data types supported by IDS 9.40 in distributed queries
The IDS 9.40 distributed query model supports the following SQL data types:
- DECIMAL (p)
- DECIMAL (p, s)
All these SQL data types are called non-opaque built-in data types. Not all distributed operations support the last four (serial and simple large object) types.
Enhanced support for extended data types in IDS 10.00
Besides the non-opaque built-in data types, Dynamic Server 10.00 extends data type support in cross-database operations to the following additional categories of data types:
- Built-in opaque data types
- Distinct types that are based on built-in data types
- User-defined types (UDTs) that have explicit casts to built-in data types
In the last two categories, the built-in types can be either non-opaque or opaque.
Cross-database operations can now support the following built-in opaque data types:
Note: The following built-in opaque data types are not valid in cross-database operations, because they lack required support functions:
From now on, when this article refers to "all built-in opaque data types," these four unsupported data types are excluded.
Cross-database operations of IDS 10.00 also support user-defined data types that the CREATE DISTINCT TYPE or CREATE OPAQUE TYPE statements of SQL define, if both of the following conditions are satisfied for each UDT:
- All the databases are databases of the same Dynamic Server instance.
- The UDT and an explicit cast to LVARCHAR (or to some other built-in type) exists in each database in which the query accesses the didtinct or opaque UDT.
Note: The opaque data types of IDS 10.00 are valid only in local and cross-database operations. Operations that access the databases of more than one IDS 10.00 server instance (called cross-server operations) are restricted to built-in non-opaque types.
The following sections provide examples of distributed operations that can support extended data types in databases of a single instance of Dynamic Server 10.00.
The following SQL statements (and pseudo-code within comments) show how to create two databases (localdb and remotedb) of the same IDS 10.00 instance. Each database contains a table (localtab and remtab respectively) with columns of built-in opaque data types and of a user-defined data type. Both databases also define explicit casts of the user-defined data type to VARCHAR and LVARCHAR.
The localdb database also stores user-defined functions that accept a built-in opaque argument and return a built-in opaque value, and also a user-defined procedure that performs an INSERT operation on a table in remotedb.
Schema for examples of cross-database operations on opaque data types
CREATE DATABASE localdb WITH LOG; { create UDT type user_udt create explicit cast of user_udt to built-in type varchar and lvarchar } CREATE TABLE localtab( bool_col boolean, b_col blob, c_col clob, lvar_col lvarchar(10), udt_col user_udt, udt2_col user_udt ); INSERT INTO localtab VALUES ('t', filetoblob('/tmp/info.txt', 'client'), filetoclob('/tmp/info.txt', 'client'), 'first row', 'ldata1row1', 'ldata2row1'); INSERT INTO localtab VALUES ('f', filetoblob('/tmp/info.txt', 'client'), filetoclob('/tmp/info.txt', 'client'), 'second row', 'ldata1row2', 'ldata2row2'); CREATE DATABASE remotedb WITH LOG; { create user UDT type user_udt create explicit casts of user_udt to built-in types VARCHAR and LVARCHAR } CREATE TABLE remtab( boolean_col BOOLEAN, blob_col BLOB, clob_col CLOB, lvarchar_col LVARCHAR(10), udt1_col user_udt, udt2_col user_udt, udt3_col user_udt ); INSERT INTO remtab VALUES ('t', filetoblob('/tmp/info.txt', 'client'), filetoclob('/tmp/info.txt', 'client'), 'first row', 'rdata1row1', 'rdata2row1', 'rdata3row1'); INSERT INTO remtab VALUES ('f', filetoblob('/tmp/info.txt', 'client'), filetoclob('/tmp/info.txt', 'client'), 'second row', 'rdata1row2', 'rdata2row2', 'rdata3row2'); CREATE FUNCTION remfunc1(a1 BOOLEAN) RETURNING BOOLEAN RETURN a1; END FUNCTION; CREATE FUNCTION remfunc2(a1 LVARCHAR) RETURNING lvarchar RETURN a1; END FUNCTION; CREATE PROCEDURE remproc(a1 BOOLEAN) INSERT INTO remtab(boolean_col) VALUES (a1); END PROCEDURE;
The code examples in the following sections use database objects in the localdb and remotedb databases to illustrate cross-database operations.
Data manipulation language support
Dynamic Server 10.00 introduces support for cross-database DML statements that reference remote tables with columns of built-in opaque types, or of distinct or opaque UDTs that can be explicitly cast to built-in data types.
SELECT statements
All built-in opaque data types are supported for cross-database SELECT queries. Cross-database references of columns in column lists, predicates, subqueries, and parameters, and return values of functions called within cross-database queries can be built-in opaque data types.
Direct references to UDTs in other databases are not supported, but cross-database queries can use UDTs that you explicitly cast to some built-in type. The UDTs, explicit casts, and cast functions must exist in each participating database.
Examples of cross-database SELECT operations on opaque columns
Simple query on a remote table with built-in opaque data types:
DATABASE localdb; SELECT et.boolean_col, et.blob_col, et.clob_col, et.lvarchar_col FROM remotedb:remtab et WHERE et.boolean_col = 't';
Simple query on a remote table with user-defined opaque data types:
SELECT et.udt1_col::lvarchar, et.udt2_col::varchar FROM remotedb:remtab et WHERE et.udt3_col::lvarchar = 'rdata3row2';
INSERT statements
Among the built-in opaque data types, only BOOLEAN, LVARCHAR, BLOB, and CLOB are supported in cross-database INSERT statements.
For smart large objects, you can insert into BLOB and CLOB columns of a remote table of the same server instance the same way that you would insert into BLOB and CLOB columns of a local table. The BLOB or CLOB value is created in a sbspace (smart blob storage space) and the corresponding row in the tblspace contains a pointer to the BLOB or CLOB.
Cross-database inserts of UDTs require explicit casting. The UDTs, casts, and cast functions must exist in all databases that the INSERT statement references, as in the localdb and remotedb databases on which these examples are based.
Examples of cross-database INSERT operations on opaque columns
Insert built-in opaque data types into a remote table:
INSERT INTO remotedb:remtab (boolean_col, lvarchar_col, blob_col, clob_col) VALUES ('t', 'lvarchar_data', filetoblob('blobfile', 'client'), filetoclob('clobfile', 'client'));
Insert built-in opaque types into a remote table with an embedded query:
INSERT INTO remotedb:remtab ( boolean_col, lvarchar_col, blob_col, clob_col) SELECT bool_col, lvar_col, b_col, c_col FROM localtab WHERE bool_col = 't';
Insert a user-defined opaque data type into a remote table:
INSERT INTO remotedb:remtab (udt1_col) SELECT udt_col::LVARCHAR FROM localtab WHERE udt2_col::LVARCHAR = 'ldata2row1';
UPDATE statements
Among built-in opaque types, only BOOLEAN, LVARCHAR, BLOB, and CLOB are supported in cross-database UPDATE statements. Cross-database updates to BLOB and CLOB columns are reflected immediately in the remote tables.
Updating UDTs requires explicit casting. The UDTs, their casts, and their cast functions must exist in all databases that participate in the UPDATE statement.
Examples of cross-database UPDATE operations on opaque columns
Update built-in opaque types in a remote table:
UPDATE remotedb:remtab SET (boolean_col, lvarchar_col, blob_col, clob_col) = ('f', 'lvarchar_data', filetoblob('blobfile', 'client'), filetoclob('clobfile', 'client')) WHERE boolean_col = 't';
Update a UDT in a remote table with an embedded query:
UPDATE remotedb:remtab SET (udt1_col) = ((SELECT udt_col::LVARCHAR FROM localtab WHERE udt2_col::LVARCHAR = 'ldata2row1')) WHERE boolean_col = 'f';
DELETE Statements
All built-in opaque types are valid in cross-database DELETE statements. Deletion of UDTs is also supported through explicit casting, if the UDTs, their casts, and their cast functions exist in all of the participating databases.
Deletion from BLOB and CLOB columns of a remote table of the same server instance is accomplished the same way as DELETE operations on BLOB and CLOB columns of a local table:
- The handle to the BLOB or CLOB data value is deleted.
- When the transaction is committed, the database server deletes the BLOB or CLOB value if the reference and the open count to it are zero.
Examples of cross-database DELETE operations on opaque columns
Delete from a remote table with built-in opaque types:
DELETE FROM remotedb:remtab WHERE boolean_col = 't' AND lvarchar_col = 'first row' AND blob_col IS NOT NULL AND clob_col IS NULL;
Delete from a remote table with UDTs:
DELETE FROM remotedb:remtab WHERE udt2_col::lvarchar = 'rdata2row2';
Data definition language support
Dynamic Server 10.00 introduces support for DDL statements that create views or synonyms using cross-database references to remote tables with columns of built-in opaque types, or of distinct or opaque UDTs that can be explicitly cast to built-in data types.
CREATE VIEW statements
Now built-in opaque types are supported in CREATE VIEW statements that create views on tables in other databases of the same Dynamic Server instance.
Columns with UDTs in remote tables must be explicitly cast to built-in types in order to support the creation of views. The UDTs and their casts must exist in all of the referenced databases. The new view exists only in the local database.
Examples of creating views on remote tables with opaque data types
Create a view on a remote table with built-in opaque columns:
CREATE VIEW local_view1 AS SELECT et.boolean_col, et.lvarchar_col, et.blob_col, et.clob_col FROM remotedb:remtab et;
Create a view on a remote table with UDT columns:
CREATE VIEW local_view2(vcol1, vcol2) AS SELECT et.udt1_col::LVARCHAR, et.udt2_col::VARCHAR FROM remotedb:remtab et WHERE et.udt3_col::VARCHAR MATCHES 'rdata3*';
CREATE SYNONYM statements
Dynamic Server 9.40 supported the creation of synonyms in the local database for tables in other databases, only if all columns of the tables were non-opaque built-in data types. Now the CREATE SYNONYM statement supports synonyms for remote tables that include columns of built-in opaque data types in databases of the same server instance. The new synonym exists only in the local database.
Example of creating a synonym for a remote table with opaque data types
Create a synonym for a remote table with built-in opaque data types:
DATABASE remotedb; CREATE TABLE remtab2(col_bool BOOLEAN, col_lvar LVARCHAR); DATABASE localdb; CREATE SYNONYM syn1 FOR remotedb:remtab2;
Executing user-defined procedures and functions
Dynamic Server 10.00 supports implicit and explicit execution of user-defined routines that use built-in opaque data types as parameters or as return types. If the UDR has UDT parameters or a UDT return type, the calling context must invoke the UDR with its return type and parameters explicitly cast to built-in data types. IDS 10.00 also supports execution of UDRs that have OUT parameters (and for Java language UDRs, also INOUT parameters) of built-in opaque data types.
Implicit execution of UDRs
A UDR can be invoked implicitly by the database server in these contexts:
- UDRs referenced in the projection list or predicates of a query
- UDRs called to convert a function argument to another data type
- UDRs executing an operator function for a built-in opaque type
This is called implicit execution. Dynamic Server 10.00 supports implicit execution of UDRs with built-in opaque data types. UDTs that you cast explicitly to built-in types are also supported in implicit UDR execution.
Examples of implicit execution of UDRs
Implicit execution in SELECT queries:
SELECT remotedb:remfunc1(bool_col) FROM localtab; SELECT remotedb:remfunc1(bool_col) FROM localtab WHERE remotedb:remfunc2(lvar_col) = lvar_col;
Implicit execution in UPDATE, DELETE, and INSERT statements:
UPDATE localtab SET lvar_col = remotedb:remfunc2(lvar_col) WHERE remotedb:remfunc1(bool_col) = 't'; INSERT INTO localtab (bool_col, lvar_col) VALUES (remotedb:remfunc1('t'), remotedb:remfunc2('lchar data')); DELETE FROM localtab WHERE remotedb:remfunc1(bool_col) = 'f';
Implicit execution of the ifx_boolean_equal operator function:
SELECT * from localtab, remotedb:remtab et WHERE bool_col = et.boolean_col;
Explicit execution of UDRs
When you invoke a function or procedure by issuing the EXECUTE FUNCTION or EXECUTE PROCEDURE statement of SQL, or the CALL statement of SPL, the resulting execution is called explicit execution. Built-in opaque data types of UDR parameters or of a return value are now supported in the explicit execution of UDRs. UDTs that are cast explicitly to built-in types are also supported.
Examples of explicit execution of UDRs
Explicit execution with EXECUTE PROCEDURE:
EXECUTE PROCEDURE remotedb:remproc('t');
Explicit execution with EXECUTE FUNCTION:
EXECUTE FUNCTION remotedb:remfunc1('t');
Triggered actions
The triggering event that the CREATE TRIGGER statement specifies must be a DML operation on a table or view in the local database. IDS 10.00 extends the functionality of triggers, however, by enabling you to reference built-in opaque data types (and UDTs that can be cast to built-in data types) across databases of the same server. These references can appear in the Triggered Action list and in the WHEN condition when you define a trigger on a table, or in the Triggered Action list when you define an INSTEAD OF trigger on a view.
The Triggered Action list of the CREATE TRIGGER statement can now include the following previously unsupported cross-database operations:
- DML operations on built-in opaque types, or on UDTs that can be cast explicitly to built-in data types, as this article has described for cross-database SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE statements.
- EXECUTE PROCEDURE or EXECUTE FUNCTION statements that invoke remote UDRs whose arguments or returned values are built-in opaque types, or that are UDTs that can be cast explicitly to built-in types.
Examples of triggers with cross-database actions
Simple INSERT trigger that calls a remote UDR with an opaque argument:
CREATE TRIGGER ins_trig INSERT ON localtab REFERENCING NEW AS post FOR EACH ROW (EXECUTE PROCEDURE remotedb:remproc(post.bool_col));
Simple UPDATE trigger that updates a remote opaque column:
CREATE TRIGGER upd_trig UPDATE OF bool_col ON localtab REFERENCING OLD AS pre NEW AS post FOR EACH ROW WHEN ( pre.bool_col = 't' ) (UPDATE remotedb:remtab SET boolean_col = pre.bool_col);
With IDS 10.00 enhanced data type support in distributed DML operations, most built-in opaque data types can now be treated like other valid built-in data types in cross-database SELECT and DELETE statements. The BOOLEAN, BLOB, CLOB, and LVARCHAR data types are now valid in cross-database INSERT and UPDATE statements.
In addition, user-defined distinct and opaque types that are cast explicitly to built-in data types are now valid in cross-database operations. This extended support for built-in opaque types and for UDTs can be used in many different scenarios, such as subqueries and joins, besides the contexts that this article presented. This feature requires no change in SQL transaction semantics like BEGIN or COMMIT WORK, and extends the functionality of Dynamic Server 10.00 in distributed queries that use opaque data types.
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- Read "New features in IBM Informix Dynamic Server, Version 10.0" (developerWorks, March 2005) for more information on the latest release of Informix Dynamic Server.
- The Information Center for IBM Informix Dynamic Server, Version 10.0, contains product documentation in HTML and PDF format.
- The Manuals Online section of the online Informix documentation library web site provides links to IBM Informix user documentation in HTML and PDF format.
- Get more details about distributed queries in the IBM Informix Database Design and Implementation Guide, Chapter 7: Using Distributed Queries.
- Consult the IBM Informix User-Defined Routines and Data Types Developer's Guide for in-depth discussion of user-defined data types.


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The Day The Sun Rose In The World That Never Existed Story Idea
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So, recently I've been working on this story called "The Day The Sun Rose In The World That Never Existed" (In The World and on is subtitle, I know it's a really long title...), and I was wondering if you guys would be interested in it so I would know that if I published it onto booksie I'd have __ devoted readers actually reading it. Please get back to me, as this just might be a new book that I plan to publish once I get my other (what, 6?) novels published...
(this is a REALLY bad and rough outline of the story...)
Zoey (7), Ava (15), and Ethan (18), are all siblings, and about 4 months to half a year ago, Ethan and Ava created a magical world. This world, under certain circumstances, would truly somewhat exist, just in another dimension. There were certain 'rules', you might say, that said that your world would become part of the lifeline of those who had created it. One of the most important rules that the two were willing to face was that if something happened to your world, since your world would be part of you, something just might happen to you. Therefore, if it, dies, you die, or at least, cease to exist. Dispite these circumstances, Ava and Ethan are willing to take on the challenge of making their own world because a) who on earth wouldn't? b) it would be fun! and c) they were trying to prepare another world that humans could possiblylive in, in case the Earth exploded or something. But then Zoey gets involved, so all three of the siblings' lives were put to risk - which Ava and Ethan didn't want to happen, because that would mean leaving their parents with no other children.
Something's going on in their world; the sun is getting smaller and lower every time Ava sees it in her dreams, which isn't supposed to happen. They had made the sun never set unless said otherwise. They had made the sun the main focus point, and without the sun, their world wouldn't be abl to survive, much like ours. Because of how vital the sun was, Ava, Ethan, and Zoey, knowing that they couldn't possibly keep any Evil from work, chose Seven Sun Protectors, also known as the Gaurdians, or the Strong Sun Seven. The leader, Eli (pronounces Ellie), was to pick out the other 6, but all of them were stolen and hidden in multiple places of the trio's world. So the confusion alerts all the three's attention, and they all must go on a thrilling adventure to save all 7 Gaurdians, all before the sun shrinks and sets for good, because after that, that's just the end.
I hope you guys like it!
Actually, why not, here's a small sneak peek....
What time was it? Ava couldn't tell. It was to dark to tell - yes that was it. TOo dark to tell. It had to be at least midnight - that was when she had fallen asleep. There wasn't any clock in her room, but why not? Ava brushed her chocolate brown hair out of her eyes. Her brilliant blue eyes, no doubt about that. Ava shivered. The cold was trickling down her spine like ice cold water.
Ava turned towards the window - a gentle, rather cold wind was blowing the cutrains back. Ava rose out of bed and shut the window. Zoey must've left it open last night. Zoey must've woekn Ava up. Or was that just the cold January air?
Zoey was sleeping on the top bunk, as usual. Half her blankets were hanging off the bunk. Ava sighed and slimbed up the ladder to fix Zoey's blankets. Little, tiny, fragile, headstrong Zoey.Zoey was almost nine years younger than Ava, who was fifteen.Zoey was about a month away from turning seven. She resembled Ava in several ways. Age, height, and the obvious wasn't really counted - but the hair, the nose, the facial features were the same, except the eye. Dark brown eyes. Eye sthat shone like the sun. Ava fixed up her little sister's blankets, and tried going to sleep again. She couldn't, that dream... No. No thinking about it. No.
At this point Ava liked to go down to the kitchen to get hot chocolate, so Ava climbed out of bed yet again and silently walked downstairs.
The minute she flicked on the light, Ava knew somone was there. Hiding. Probably under the counter, or behind the cabinet. Ava called out. "It's only me, Ethan." Ethan grunted of relief and popped out from behind the cabinet. He was snacking on what seemed to be lemon squares. He had crumbs all over his face, but he probably knew. Chances are, he was saving them as a snack for later.
"You scared me, you know Mom and Dad would get pissed if they knew I was down here eating these... They're so addicting!" He sighed and stuffed his mouth with another cookie.
Ava grunted and crossed her arms. "They probably already know, they're just waiting for you to barf it all up in the morning." She reasoned. In return, Ethan simply ate another lemon square. Ava rolled her eyes then went into the pantry to grab a packet of instant hot chocolate. She filled up her cup with hot water, emptied the packet into the cup, and started stirring at the breakfast table. Ethan sat next to her and continued to eat cookies.
"What's up?" He asked. Ava shrugged.
"Not sure... But something's wrong. HasZoey talking about it lately? Anything at all?" Ava regretted asking, out here, just in the kitchen. Anyone could've heard.
Ethan shook his head. "Nothing. You'd think she tell everyone about i, but so far she's be pretty secretive."
"I kind of regret telling her, you know. I doubt she can keep her mouth shut forever. We shouldn't have told her." Ava stopped stirring her hot chocolate and sipped it.
"We didn't really have a choice, she would've found out anyway." He protested, starting to roll up the bad of lemon squares, or what was left of it.
Ava looked at the old cat clock in the corner of te kitchen. Half past two. She sighed and took another sip of the hot chocolate. "I'm no idiot, you know. I know there's something else on your mind... And what is that?" Ethan asked, and Ava sighed again.
"I had a feeling something was going to happen... And it is. Dreams, Ethan. Every time I go to bed they come up at least once... Something's happening. Every time it gets lower, and smaller...." Ava shuddered, not wanting to think about it.
"What's getting lower?"
Ava snickered. He wouldn't believe her, it was to rediculous. "The sun." Ethan started to laugh, but Ava shushed him. "Don't laugh, it's true. It's probably almost gone now... I don't know, maybe I'm going crazy?"
Ethan was about to unroll the bag and eat another cookie, but he stopped and smiled. "Ava," he sighed, "you helped me cerate the world. You're not any more crazy than myself."
Ava snickered. "That's not any more comforting."
I hope you guys like the sneak peek and the summary, tell me what you guys think, and if I decide to post it onto booksie I'll be sure to let those who comment know! Thanks guys!
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Malay Wedding. Kompang.
Opening ceremony. Kompang.
Event. Kompang.
Kompang; a frame hand drum. Has been a part of Malay culture since 13tth century by the Arab merchants through Java Island in Indonesia, aside, there is also findings stated that kompang came from Muslim Indian traders to Tanah Melayu or the Malay Peninsula during the height of Malacca/Melaka sultanate era. Having said that, Kompang is originated from Persia and it is commonly used to enlive a party, one can easily expect to it being performed for circumcision, khatam Quran, during zikir and berzanji. In fact, if one were to visit a kampong (village) during Maulud Nabi (birthday of Prophet Muhammad) and Awal Muharram procession by the villagers and kids singing praising our Prophet Muhammad with selawat.
Kompang Jawa is played by the local Javanese in Kuala Selangor, Kompang Jawa is also known as Kompang Tiga to some. There's a few kompang troupe from respective states that are more active and prominent, their ensemble are known as Kompang Jawa or Kompang Tiga, Kompang Tujuh or/and Kompang Ribu. And these kompang troupes are generally from Johor, Selangor and Perak. These names denote the size of the ensemble or troupe themselves, Kompang Ribu or Thousands Kompang refers to the many players, where else Kompang Tiga (Three Kompang) and Kompaang Tujuh (Seven Kompang) basically describe that there are three and seven players respectively in each troupe. A full scale ensemble in Kompang Ribu consist of hadrah, rebana, dabus, rodat and kompang, the common one that can be seen during wedding and such consist of only kompang.
This single-sided handheld frame drum; Kompang Tiga or Kompang Jawa is popular in Kuala Selangor. Originated from the days of Wali Sembilan (Nine Saints), Jawa Tengah who used the musical performance to attract people to the teachings of Islam; it is often played by the pondok pupil and later expanded all over Selangor. This Kompang Jawa (also known as Kompang Tiga [Three Kompang]) is different from other kompang as its songs and compositions are based on the Kitab Berzanji. It is usually performed during wedding, baby showers, Quran recital, circumcision and etc.
Why is it callled Kompang Tiga?
Kompang Tiga is also known as Rebana Ketimpring in Indonesia.
It is because it is played in 3 sets/players and the #kompang (drum) comes with 3 tamborine bell. And each musician plays a different note; when combined forms a beautiful song. Each player/note has its own name, namely Telon, Banggen and Babon. When this 3 notes combined, it'll form a harmonious melody. At times, Kapatan and Penyalalu player/notes are being added as a filler perfecting the song.
In its country of origini, Rebana Ketimpring is split into 2 types, (i) Rebana Ngarak – Being used for wedding or procession from the groom to the bride's house. It is also said that the younger generation plays Rebana Ketimpring when practicing pantun (poem) and silat (Malay achipelagi martial art). And (ii) Rebana Maulid – It functions is to accompany when singing praising our Prophet Muhammad (selawat). It has become customary in Betawi that now, it is being played and performed in other months aside from Rabiul Awwal, it is also being performed baby showers, aqeqah, circumcision, solemnization, wedding and etc.
As it is becoming less popular nowadays, one can only see active and enthusiastic participation among the younger generation in the suburb and kampung (villages) areas.
Rentak Selangor Fam Trip is in collaboration with UPENS (Unit Perancangan Negeri Selangor), Tourism Selangor and all its sponsors with #GayaTravel as media coordinator.


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Mark Lee, SVP and GM of Fleishman-Hillard in Singapore
Radhika Shapoorjee, president, IPAN Hill & Knowlton in New Delhi, India
Spikes Asia is organized by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and Campaign Asia Pacific publishers, Haymarket. The event has been held for the last 25 years and will take place this year from September 18 through the 20 in Singapore. There's still one more week to throw your campaign in the ring.


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About This Game
- Summary
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An independent project designed using the XNA development suite.
Better than bottled water. Experience being a negatively buoyant jellyfish who wants nothing more than for the sweet warm sun to kiss his hydrostatic skeleton. Use flow controls to glide through the ocean's depths as you ascend in this liquid platformer. Maintain your ascent by gathering melodious nutrient bubbles as you play, chaining collisions to build up aurally stimulating combos.
- Supported Functions
- Number Of Players: 1
- 16:9
- 480p
- 720p
Machiavelli's AscentPublisher: IndependentRelease Date: January 01, 2009MSRP: 2.5 USD
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You say SB 230's "fatal problem" is that it's unconstitutional because the high court upheld Obamacare. But many — including Jefferson and Madison — would argue that you are dead wrong in that assessment. I wonder just how flagrant a violation of the Constitution the (Supreme Court) would have to "dubiously" sanction before you would reconsider your commitment to a posture of anticipatory capitulation on the prospect of nullification. Is there any scenario under which you wouldn't simply acquiesce to the opinion of a mere handful of high justices? Are they infallible?
Grave discussion on exercising the principles of federalism as a valid, formidable, remaining check against the persistent overreach of the central government has never been more imperative. Hoosiers: Nullify now.
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With Under the Boards, first-time author Jeffrey Lane volunteers a worthy, even if scattered and sometimes frustrating, study to sports and culture hawks alike. He enters with a firm, almost intuitive angle: since the 1980s, the intertwined worlds of collegiate and professional basketball have reflected, in a broad sense, ever-shifting mores of the American zeitgeist, particularly racial politics. The topic is far from opaque and, undoubtedly, has received more attenuated review in such pop-sports publications as ESPN The Magazine and Sports Illustrated. Lane, conversely, plunges deep into the recent past, into the black masculinity embodied by Allen Iverson, the NBA's manipulated marketing of race, the white idealization of Larry Bird, and basketball's globalized form to bulk up his decently travelled thesis. Under the Boards thrives more from the insight of these individual details and less from any seamless connection that Lane may chart between them. But, in its best strides, Boards is a strongly informed, often scathing examination of noted personalities and controversies in basketball's previous couple of decades.
The first three chapters of Boards achieve a steady, coherent flow. Though race permeates Lane's findings, it is in these parts that the literally "black and white" dichotomy of basketball is most trenchantly observed. In the NBA, a simmering conflict of values and professional goals hampers relations between the predominantly white corporate/management structure and many players of African American and other black descent. It's a clash of business-minded suits, helmed by NBA Commissioner David Stern, with an immensely divergent worldview, one that incorporates an "incestuous relationship of hip-hop, basketball, and the drug culture ..."
Under the Boards: The Cultural Revolution in Basketball
Jeffrey Lane
(University of Nebraska Press)
Why is it that Jay Z frequently invokes MJ's greatness or that Tracy McGrady has cameo-ed in a Jadakiss video? What magnetic pull do fallen rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. have over Allen Iverson, and how does it concern his stealthy crossover? Lane pursues these convergences and even locates the subtle parallels between the one-upmanship of a freestyle rap smackdown and an incendiary dunk. Both elevate the individual, in a flashy, machismo-fueled manner, over his peers. This is worrisome to the powers that be. A full-bore tolerance of black expression, it's surmised, encourages gaudily flamboyant styles, the abusive antics of Latrell Sprewell, and a league that's dangerously "street."
Lane conveys this power tug-a-war and all of Board's smarts with well-targeted and accessibly literate prose. At heart, he's a hoops fanboy, unquestionably. But such youthful enthusiasm for the game rarely translates into amateur findings. This is his lucid summation of Stern's precisely engineered approach to basketball's "street" element: "David Stern and the NBA walk a fine line, both peddling and curbing black authenticity, benefitting from it and reproaching the 'cool pose,' in order to create a product that is exciting but 'safe' for white, middle-class consumption and corporate partners." His sly penchant for catch-phrasing—"commercially viable equilibrium," "reasonable deviance," etc.—further points to a concise and sharp mind.
The strength of Lane's style holds up throughout Boards even as the second half brings diminishing returns. Curiously, his assemblage of quasi-case studies reverses in time sequence to consider Larry Bird's deification among white fans and Bobby Knight's heated tenure at the University of Indiana. Regarding the latter, Lane doesn't offer any fresh, revelatory substance to a drawn-out, mostly bitter discourse on "the General." Like many observers, he rightly finds Knight exasperating and distasteful. Though, Lane is too clear-headed to dismiss the coaching legend outright. Wisely so. Just consider his vast achievements, all earned with outrageous, saddening, and, occasionally, uproarious pigheadedness. More than anything, Boards ably contextualizes Knight, focusing on Indiana's socioeconomic heritage for guidance to the man's stridently defiant ways. But Lane must ultimately concede defeat. Knight perseveres as a riddle.
Only with his breakdown of "Larry Legend" does the young author exceed his reach. This chapter convincingly details Boston's love affair with the baller from French Lick and, adequately corroborated, chronicles the city's shoddy treatment of past Celtics who were African Americans (i.e. Bill Russell). The accounts of Bird's towering ego and mammoth skills are often highly amusing. But Lane uses this foundation as a springboard for absurdly sweeping conjectures on white basketball fans' messianic image of Bird. Observe the spectacular glibness of these statements: "In large part, Bird's national popularity and lasting legacy were propelled by an impulse that is probably inside of all white fans (my italics). It is simultaneously a frantic desire to be included and a patronizing belief that the white athlete can restore the sanctity that has been traditional to sports and reverse the damage caused by black irreverence." This is excessively vague and almost fantastical. Where is even a smidgeon of substantiation and how does one overlook the problematic use of "probably" near "all?" At every other turn, Lane had proven himself above such unrestraint. But, in this moment, sloppy race rhetoric carried the tone into an overkill blend of white guilt and nameless indictment.
Even in their miscues, chapters one to five of Under the Boards remained swift and engaging (refer to the previous paragraph for an obvious aberration). Its final section, on the globalization of the NBA and the questionable methods of rearing young talent, is just too insider-ball and burdened with a dirge of details. It also seems most distant from the main threads put forth by the thesis. This is a young author though, tackling a bold, involved, and, at times, unwieldy subject. Boards' inconsistency was written in its deliberately loose, case-by-case structure. Lane's most penetrating insights, however, are worth the rock passes. He is unabashedly smitten by the game of basketball and effectively labors to demonstrate its import on and off the hardwood.
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Holden's Jamie Whincup has claimed pole position for both of Saturday's V8 Supercar races in Darwin.
The defending series champion, without a win since March, claimed the first pole position of his career at the Hidden Valley Raceway in the qualifying run for Saturday's first 100km race.
He then made it two poles in 20 minutes by backing up to top the timesheets in the qualifying run for the second 100km race.
Whincup clocked a one minute, 10.1360 second lap in the opening session to qualify ahead of Volvo driver Scott McLaughlin and Red Bull Racing teammate Craig Lowndes.
Championship leader Mark Winterbottom will start race one in sixth and the second race from fourth while Fabian Coulthard, third in the season standings, will start ninth and third in the two races.
Lowndes, celebrating his 40th birthday today, will start the second race in second spot alongside Whincup.
The first 100km race starts at 2.20pm (1450AEST) with race two to begin at 4.30pm (1700AEST).


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