Appendix E. DB2 Database technical information

Overview of the DB2 technical information

DB2 technical information is available through the following tools and methods:

vDB2 Information Center

Topics

Help for DB2 tools

Sample programs

Tutorials

vDB2 books

PDF files (downloadable)

PDF files (from the DB2 PDF CD)

printed books

vCommand line help

Command help

Message help

vSample programs

IBM periodically makes documentation updates available. If you access the online version on the DB2 Information Center at ibm.com®, you do not need to install documentation updates because this version is kept up-to-date by IBM. If you have installed the DB2 Information Center, it is recommended that you install the documentation updates. Documentation updates allow you to update the information that you installed from the DB2 Information Center CD or downloaded from Passport Advantage as new information becomes available.

Note: The DB2 Information Center topics are updated more frequently than either the PDF or the hard-copy books. To get the most current information, install the documentation updates as they become available, or refer to the DB2 Information Center at ibm.com.

You can access additional DB2 technical information such as technotes, white papers, and Redbooksonline at ibm.com. Access the DB2 Information Management software library site at http://www.ibm.com/software/data/sw- library/.

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VERSION 9 specifications

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