SQL for IBM i: A Database Modernization Guide

Product Description Look Inside the Book Author Bio Specifications You may be familiar with SQL, the IBM DB2 for i data-access language. But you might not know that you can use SQL to modernize your IBM i database, to make it more efficient and easier to access. Rafael Victoria-Pereira knows firsthand how to use SQL's database modernization power and in SQL for IBM i: A Database Modernization Guide, he shares this knowledge, explaining how you can use SQL's capabilities to modernize and enhance your IBM i database. The book takes you on a journey: the modernization of a fictional university's database. You'll start with a database that's basically a set of physical files (typical of many RPG applications), then transform it into a proper SQL database with advanced features that can be used both internally (by an RPG application, for instance) or externally (by a .NET or Java Web application). As you progress, you'll get plenty of easy-to-understand examples and exercises to help