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Learn the best techniques and tricks from expert author, Craig Mullins. Apply
these real-world pieces of advice, undocumented tips, solutions, projects, and
techniques to your own database management system. Mullins gives you
what you need to take your DB2 development to the next level.
Learn the concepts and build the applications
• Implement innovative shortcuts, tips, tricks, techniques, and
development guidelines to optimize all facets of DB2 development
and administration
• Understand the guidelines for binding DB2 application plans and
packages
• Use expert advice to implement distributed DB2 applications
• Connect your DB2 databases to the World Wide Web
• Learn how and why to use the new EXPLAIN tables -
DSN_STATEMENT_TABLE and DSN_FUNCTION_TABLE
• Discover how to implement a procedural DBA function to manage
triggers, stored procedures, and UDFs
About the Author
Craig Mullins is Director of DB2 Technology Planning for BMC Solutions, Inc.
He has extensive experience in all facets of database systems development,
including systems analysis and design, database and system administration,
data analysis, and developing and teaching DB2 and Sybase classes. Craig is
a regular lecturer at industry conferences and also frequently writed fo
computer industry publications.
DB2 Developer's Guide, Fourth Edition
Craig Mullins
DB2® Developer's Guide, Fourth Edition
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