Road Map to DB2 Programming

About the Application Developer's Kit

	Building Applications for Windows and OS/2 Environments Building Applications for UNIX Environments	Each book provides more information about the Software Developer's Kit. Read the book that is appropriate for your platform.

	http://www.software.ibm.com/data/	Provides information about DB2 Universal Database, and contains links to DB2 Extenders, Net.Data, and Lotus Approach.
	http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/ vabasic/vabasic.htm	Provides information about VisualAge for Basic.

The Application Developer's Kit gives you all the tools you need to create database applicatons that run on a variety of platforms, and that connect to any DB2 database. The Application Developer's Kit includes the following products. Each product comes with online documentation which provides additional information, including installation instructions.

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Other promotional products might be added from time-to-time.

DB2 Universal Database

A relational database management system that contains features and tools that enable users to create, update, control, and manage relational databases using SQL.

Software Developer's Kits

Provides the tools and environment you need to develop applications that access DB2 databases using embedded SQL or the DB2 Call Level Interface. Software Developer's Kits are available for OS/2, several Windows platforms including the Windows NT operating system, and a variety of UNIX platforms.

DB2 Extenders

Enables your applications to include other types of data besides character and numeric data, such as images, video, audio, and complex documents.

VisualAge for Basic

A suite of application development tools built around an advanced implementation of the Basic programming language that you can use to create GUI client applications, DB2 stored procedures, and DB2 user-defined functions.

Net.Data

A comprehensive World Wide Web development environment to create simple dynamic Web pages or complex Web-based applications that can access DB2 databases.

Lotus Approach

Provides a graphical interface to perform queries, develop reports, and analyze data. You can also develop applications using LotusScript, a full-featured, object-oriented programming language.

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