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DB2 Resources

This web page has notes on using DB2.  I'm not a DB2 person and that's why I'm creating this page.  For my reference and maybe it will help you.

Resources

bulletDB2 UDB - http://www.ibm.com/software/data/  - download a trial version.  Choose DB2 UD from the pick and choose list.  On next web page click on "download" in the left frame.  They may have a Free developer version and a Trial Enterprise version.
bulletDB2 Developer Domain - http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/?np-113
bulletDB2 Newsgroups - http://www-3.ibm.com/cgi-bin/db2www/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support/newsgroup.d2w/report 
bulletDB2 User Certification - http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/tutorials/db2cert/db2cert_tut.html - DB2 Certification Preparation Tutorials - Take these six tutorials at your own pace and get ready to certify.

My Notes

bulletDB2 Installation Notes  
bulletDB2 Survival Guide - Create Databases, Tables, and SQL Script info.
bulletCopying Data From MS Access to DB2 - Copy data from MS Access to DB2.
bulletDB2 DataPropagator - Replicate data from DB2 Databases to other Databases.

JDBC & DB2

bulletUsing the JDBC-ODBC bridge w/Windows
bulletdriver: sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver
bulleturl example: jdbc:odbc:mydatabase
bulletUsing IBM's drivers w/Windows
bulletdriver: COM.ibm.db2.jdbc.net.DB2Driver
bulleturl example: jdbc:db2://localhost/mydatabase
bulletPossible Driver location for windows: "c:\Program Files\Sqllib\cc\c2\db2java.zip"

Questions I want answered

bulletHow do you execute an external SQL script while in the "Command Center"?
bulletIf I import a SQL script that I saved while in the Script tab my machine will hang.  Is there a solution?
bulletClick on the Script Tab.  Steps: Enter some SQL, Click on "Script, Save Script", now try to import the script.
bulletIs there a GUI interface to list and edit records in a table similar to MS Access?