DB2 for the COBOL Programmer, Part 1, 2nd Ed. [Paperback]

Curtis Garvin (Author), Steve Eckols (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1890774022 | ISBN-13: 978-1890774028 | Publication Date: January 1999 | Edition: 2 Sub

If you are looking for a practical DB2 book that focuses on application programming, this is the book for you. Written from the programmer's point of view, it will quickly teach you what you need to know to access and process DB2 data in your COBOL programs using embedded SQL. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to make it even more valuable to the programmer who is slugging it out on the job. You will learn: the critical DB2 concepts that let you understand how DB2 works; the basic DB2 coding features you will use in every program you write; how to use version 4 enhancements like outer joins and explicit syntax for inner joins; how to work with column functions, scalar functions, and subqueries to manipulate data; how to use error handling techniques and ROLLBACK to protect DB2 data; why program efficiency is vital under DB2...and more.

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Curtis Garvin and Steve Eckols

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Mike Murach & Associates; 2 Sub edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890774022
• ISBN-13: 978-1890774028
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All You Need To Learn DB2, May 31, 2000

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This review is from: DB2 for the COBOL Programmer, Part 1, 2nd Ed. (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource for all those baffled programmers who need to learn DB2 fast. Thos book provides clear-cut examples, syntax, and the results of the various SQL commands that are most likely to be needed by any programmer. All the basics from simple SELECT statements are covered all the way up to ORDER BY clauses, joins and so on. A special chapter on using SPUFI was also a big help. The emphasis here is on the COBOL language and mainframe computers, but it is an excellent learning tool for anyone. The book teaches by example and can be finished easily within a week (The example programs are what make it look so big). A must-read for anyone interested in relationall databases.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to learn DB2/SQL this is a MUST HAVE, March 12, 2002

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This review is from: DB2 for the COBOL Programmer, Part 1, 2nd Ed. (Paperback)

Buy this book!!! ... I wanted
to refresh my basic DB2/COBOL skills, so I ordered a copy of this book.
"DB2 for the COBOL Programmer" is written in a clear and concise fashion
which even a novice programmer can start using immediately. SQL theory and
application are presented in a way that can only be described as inspired.
Curtis Garvin and Steve Eckols have done an outstanding job taking the
reader from zero to competent professional in this book. I only wish that
more 'techie' books were written like this one (and it's companion, Part 2).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful reference guide., January 9, 2007

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This review is from: DB2 for the COBOL Programmer, Part 1, 2nd Ed. (Paperback)

I use this book at work all the time for projects where we are adding DB2 to old COBOL programs. I have a little bit of SQL experience, so I generally use this book as a reference. It also helps me use a variety of DB2 features to make the queries simpler and do what I really want.