Informix Handbook (Hardcover)

by Ron Flannery (Author)

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Product Description
The all-in-one reference for Informix administrators, developers, and DBAs.

The Informix Handbook is the most comprehensive Informix desktop reference ever published. No matter what platform or version of Informix you use, here are the complete, results-focused answers you'd have to search through piles of documentation for - if you could find them at all! Whether you're a developer, DBA, manager, Web professional, or end user, this is the one Informix resource that delivers it all:

*Core concepts, history, and background

*Easy-to-use functional sections cover NT, UNIX, Linux - and versions 5.x through Informix Internet Foundation.2000

*Server administration, configuration, backup, recovery, and "under the hood" insights into Informix products

*In-depth coverage of application development, SQL, 4GL, Dynamic 4GL, and performance tuning

*Object-relational databases and data warehouses

*Web/E-commerce solutions with Informix Internet Foundation.2000, i.Sell, and Informix Dynamic Server.

This exclusive Web site is integrated with the book and provides up-to-the-minute coverage that's never out of date.

Updated technical information for each chapter

*Web links that supplement the book's material

*An E-newsletter providing Informix news and book updates

CD-ROM

Awesome CD-ROM contains the most Informix resources ever assembled in one place!

*Fully functional versions of Informix Dynamic Server for NT and Linux-free and unrestricted for non-commercial use

*An extensive library of ready-to-run Informix shell scripts, programs, and SQL code

*Informix manuals for server administration and SQL

*A complete Informix SmartForce training module

From the Back Cover
From the Foreword "I think that this is the one book that you should have on your shelf to help you excel in your Informix work, and I highly recommend it."
Dr. Michael Stonebraker
Vice President and Informix CTO

The all-in-one reference for Informix administrators, developers, and DBAs.

The Informix Handbook is the most comprehensive Informix desktop reference ever published. No matter what platform or version of Informix you use, here are the complete, results-focused answers you'd have to search through piles of documentation for—if you could find them at all! Whether you're a developer, DBA, manager, Web professional, or end user, this is the one Informix resource that delivers it all:

• Core concepts, history, and background
• Easy-to-use functional sections cover NT, UNIX, & Linux—and versions 5.x through Informix Internet Foundation.2000
• Server administration, configuration, backup, recovery, and "under the hood" insights into Informix products
• In-depth coverage of application development, SQL, 4GL, Dynamic 4GL, and performance tuning
• Object-relational databases and data warehouses
• Web/E-commerce solutions with Informix Internet Foundation.2000, i.Sell, and Informix Dynamic Server.
  • Updated technical information for each chapter
  • Web links that supplement the book's material
  • An E-newsletter providing Informix news and book updates
  CD-ROM

  Awesome CD-ROM contains the most Informix resources ever assembled in one place!

  • Fully functional versions of Informix Dynamic Server for NT and Linux-free and unrestricted for non-commercial use
  • An extensive library of ready-to-run Informix shell scripts, programs, and SQL code
  • Informix manuals for server administration and SQL
  • A complete Informix SmartForce training module
  
  
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1440 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (August 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130122475
• ISBN-13: 978-0130122476
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,327,090 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the novice or expert, November 22, 2000

By	[e-mail] (USA) - See all my reviews

Since I'm new to Informix, I was forever looking for a book that would help me get a better understanding on how to support Informix databases. The Informix user manuals were very unorganized make it very difficult to get the answers I needed. This book is well organized, making it easy to locate the needed information. There are plenty of useful examples that are easy to understand. This book has now become my main reference source. For the novice or expert, this book should should be in your reference library.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference tool with plenty of examples!, September 25, 2000

By	Patrick Cummings "JobeyJobey" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book will allow me to clear out other Informix books that I have. This book covers everything you need to know about Informix and gives numerous SQL examples. A must for any organization that uses Informix databases.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a MUST HAVE for anyone who works in Informix!!!!, September 6, 2000

By	"ctrl_c" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

Here is a book that is written in understandable English... divided into sections that are easy to follow.. and provides more usable examples than any handbook I have ever seen... And the fact that there is a website that can provide updates to the information in the book... makes this a handbook that will never be obsolete..