DB2 for the COBOL Programmer Part 1, Second Edition:
by Curtis Garvin

The only DB2 book written from the COBOL programmer’s point of view.

That’s right. Unlike other DB2 books, this book focuses right from the start on what you need to know to access and process DB2 data in your application programs using embedded SQL. You’ll learn:

the critical DB2 concepts that let you understand how DB2 works so you can program more easily and logically

the basic DB2 coding features you’ll use in every program you write

how to use features like outer joins and the explicit syntax for inner joins that simplify your coding

how to work with column functions, scalar functions, and subqueries to manipulate DB2 data

how to handle the complications caused by variable-length data and null values in DB2 tables

how to use error handling techniques and ROLLBACK to protect DB2 data

why program efficiency is vital under DB2…and how to use the locking features right so you don’t tie up the whole system

how to use SPUFI and QMF to create the test tables you need to debug your programs

how to develop DB2 programs interactively (using DB2I, a TSO facility) or in batch

12 sample programs guide you each step of the way. And once you’re on the job, they serve as time-saving models for your own programs.

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Publisher: Murach
Page Count (est.): 431
ISBN10: 1890774022
ISBN13: 9781890774028
Cover: Paperback
Pub Date: 1/1/1998