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SQL and XQuery tutorial for IBM DB2, Part 1: Introduction to Aroma and SQL

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Level: Introductory

Pat Moffatt (pmoffatt@ca.ibm.com), Information Management Program Manager, IBM Academic Initiative, IBM 
Bruce Creighton (bcreight@ca.ibm.com), Skills Segment Planner, IBM 
Jessica Cao , Training Tools Developer, IBM 

03 Aug 2006

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This tutorial introduces readers to the Aroma database to apply Structured Query Language (SQL) and XML Query (XQuery) knowledge to solve typical business questions. Also included are detailed instructions for installing DB2® and the Aroma database. This tutorial is Part 1 of the SQL & XQuery tutorial for IBM DB2 series.

Prerequisites

This tutorial was written for DB2 Express-C 9 for UNIX®, Linux® and Windows® (formerly known as Viper). You should be familiar with DB2 and databases.


System requirements

To use this tutorial to the fullest, you should have IBM DB2 9 installed. Download DB2 Express-C, a no-charge version of DB2 Express Edition for the community that offers the same core data features as DB2 Express Edtion and provides a solid base to build and deploy applications. You will also need to install the Aroma database, which can be downloaded in the tutorial.



Duration

Under 2 hours


Formats

html, pdf


About this tutorial

This tutorial series teaches basic to advanced SQL and basic XQuery topics and shows how to express commonly asked business questions as database queries by using SQL queries or XQueries. Developers and database administrators can use this tutorial to enhance their database query skills. Academic Initiative members can use this tutorial series as a part of their database curriculum.

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