Introduction to Samples
Introduction to Samples
The installation kit for InterSystems IRIS does not include samples; this enables the kit to be as small as possible. Instead, samples are available online at GitHub. In GitHub terms, each sample is provided as a repository or repo.
Each of the sample repos includes:
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A detailed README file with specific setup instructions
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A specialized routine that sets up the sample after you have downloaded it to a local disk.
Note that the InterSystems account (https://github.com/intersystemsOpens in a new tab) includes many other repos. The repos that are meant for use with the InterSystems IRIS documentation are tagged with intersystems-samples and have names starting with Samples.
If you are familiar with GitHub, skip ahead to Creating a Namespace and Database to Hold Samples.
If you are not familiar with GitHub, see the next section for how to download samples. You do not need a GitHub account.