ISBN: 9783540762003    Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Year of publishing: 1997     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: XIII, 242        

This book is specifically written for those who want to use DB2 for Windows NT fast. It assumes some prior knowledge of RDBMS and the fundamentals of relational theory. It will prove invaluable to users of PC products like Access, Paradox, xBASE, and Ap proach who want to upsize to DB2 and to Database Administrators who want to transfer to DB2 from another platform or another RDBMS. The authors explain all you need to know in order to start using DB2 for NT quickly. The reader is shown, step by step, how to create and maintain a database. Subjects covered include: Installing DB2; Installing on the Client; Creating and Managing User s; Schemas; Creating Databases and Tables; Backup and Recovery; Scheduling Tasks; Triggers; Performance and Tweaking; Where to look if something goes wrong; Java; User definable data types and functions; Extenders. The authors have written a highly readable and informative guide to this revolutionary new product.
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