DB2 Concepts, Design, and Programming

Martin, James & Kathleen Kavanagh Chapman & Joe Leben

ISBN 10: 0131985817 / ISBN 13: 9780131985810

Published by Prentice Hall, New York, 1989

About this Item

Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. ; 0.5 x 9.5 x 7 Inches; 400 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DB2 Concepts, Design, and Programming
• Publisher: Prentice Hall, New York
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131985817
• ISBN 13: 9780131985810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Seller catalogs:
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About this title

Synopsis

This practical guide to DB2, IBM's primary relational database product, provides both an introduction to and an in-depth discussion of the DB2 environment, as well as complete coverage of DB2's Structured Query Language (SOL). it also provides thorough coverage of many related products, including Query Management Facility (QMF) and Data Extract (DXT).

This book, up-to-date with Version 2 of DB2, discusses a wide range of capabilities, from ad hoc use by end users to the development of production applications by professional programmers.

Topics covered include:
normalization
referential integrity
security
concurrency

In addition, the book offers a thorough analysis of DB2 logical and physical data structures. It covers the use of SQL for both simple and complex queries, report formatting with QMF, and the use of Query-by-Example (QBE). DB2 program development and DB2 system administration are also discussed.

From the Publisher

Written by the IBM mainframe guru, this book is for all data base courses on IBM mainframes. Full of practical examples and real-world situations, the book is appropriate for all computer applications courses, especially database management.