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Appendix D. Contacting IBM

This section lists ways you can get more information from IBM.

If you have a technical problem, please take the time to review and carry out the actions suggested by the Troubleshooting Guide before contacting DB2 Customer Support. Depending on the nature of your problem or concern, this guide will suggest information you can gather to help us to serve you better.

For information or to order any of the DB2 Universal Database products contact an IBM representative at a local branch office or contact any authorized IBM software remarketer.

Telephone

If you live in the U.S.A., call one of the following numbers:

For information on how to contact IBM outside of the United States, see Appendix A of the IBM Software Support Handbook. You can access this document by selecting the "Roadmap to IBM Support" item at: http://www.ibm.com/support/.

Note that in some countries, IBM-authorized dealers should contact their dealer support structure instead of the IBM Support Center.

World Wide Web
http://www.software.ibm.com/data/ http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/library/

The DB2 World Wide Web pages provide current DB2 information about news, product descriptions, education schedules, and more. The DB2 Product and Service Technical Library provides access to frequently asked questions, fixes, books, and up-to-date DB2 technical information. (Note that this information may be in English only.)

Anonymous FTP Sites
ftp.software.ibm.com

Log on as anonymous. In the directory /ps/products/db2, you can find demos, fixes, information, and tools concerning DB2 and many related products.

Internet Newsgroups
comp.databases.ibm-db2, bit.listserv.db2-l

These newsgroups are available for users to discuss their experiences with DB2 products.

CompuServe
GO IBMDB2 to access the IBM DB2 Family forums

All DB2 products are supported through these forums.


To find out about the IBM Professional Certification Program for DB2 Universal Database, go to http://www.software.ibm.com/data/db2/db2tech/db2cert.html

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A B C D E F H I J L M N O P R S T U V W
A
  • abstraction (427)
  • access package (312)
  • access paths
  • dynamic SQL (333)
  • static SQL (326)
  • access plans
  • embedded SQL applications (318)
  • Visual Explain tool (473)
  • administrative tasks, tools for (471)
  • Application Developer's Kit (266)
  • application programming interfaces (APIs), DB2 (370)
  • applications
  • building DB2 CLI (349)
  • building embedded SQL (316)
  • companion products (481)
  • DB2 APIs (371)
  • DB2 CLI (344)
  • development tools (453)
  • embedded SQL (308)
  • Java (379)
  • B
  • bind file (319)
  • binding embedded SQL applications (315)
  • books about
  • client/server configurations (258)
  • constraints (386)
  • DB2 APIs (367)
  • DB2 CLI (334)
  • embedded SQL (290)
  • Java (375)
  • large objects (403)
  • sample database (287)
  • sample programs (284)
  • stored procedures (441)
  • triggers (432)
  • user-defined functions (421)
  • user-defined types (401)
  • building applications
  • DB2 CLI (350)
  • embedded SQL (317)
  • business rules
  • definition (393)
  • stored procedures (450)
  • triggers (440)
  • C
  • Call Level Interface
  • advantages (352)
  • introduction (337)
  • CHECK constraints (400)
  • client/server enviroment (263)
  • Command Center (454)
  • Command Line Processor (455)
  • commit a transaction (304), (347)
  • companion products (478)
  • configurations, DB2 client/server (260)
  • connecting to the database (301)
  • connection handles (341)
  • constraints (390)
  • Control Center (456)
  • cursors, scrollable (358)
  • D
  • data areas, global (356)
  • data conversion, extended (355)
  • data integrity
  • constraints (394)
  • large objects (417)
  • stored procedures (448)
  • triggers (438)
  • user-defined types (416)
  • data structures, declaring (300)
  • data types, defining your own (407)
  • database, create (475)
  • DB2 Extenders (276)
  • DB2 Universal Database
  • in the Application Developer's Kit (274)
  • tools (465)
  • defining data relationships
  • constraints (392)
  • triggers (437)
  • development kits (262)
  • development tools, application (451)
  • dynamic SQL
  • advantages (351)
  • definition (321)
  • E
  • embedded SQL (293)
  • encapsulation using
  • static SQL (327)
  • user-defined functions (428)
  • user-defined types (420)
  • environment handles (340)
  • error handling in embedded SQL applications (299)
  • examples
  • DB2 CLI (345)
  • host program (296)
  • pseudocode for embedded SQL application (307)
  • F
  • features, DB2 (383)
  • fetching, extended (354)
  • FOREIGN KEY constraints (399)
  • functions, defining your own (424)
  • H
  • handles (339)
  • host language and program (294)
  • I
  • initialization
  • for DB2 CLI applications (342)
  • for embedded SQL applications (309)
  • introduction to DB2 programming (261)
  • J
  • Java applications, developing (377)
  • Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) APIs (378)
  • Java Development Kit (282)
  • L
  • large objects (409)
  • limitations of
  • DB2 APIs (373)
  • dynamic SQL (332)
  • ODBC end-user tools (366)
  • static SQL (325)
  • Lotus Approach (279), (361)
  • LotusScript (360)
  • M
  • merits of
  • DB2 APIs (372)
  • dynamic SQL (331)
  • ODBC end-user tools (365)
  • static SQL (324)
  • multimedia applications
  • large objects (411)
  • tools for (267)
  • user-defined types (410)
  • N
  • Net.Data (278)
  • networks
  • client/server environment (265)
  • reducing traffic (446)
  • NOT NULL constraints (395)
  • O
  • object independence with dynamic SQL (329)
  • object-oriented programming, support for (419)
  • object-relational
  • large objects (415)
  • user-defined functions (425)
  • user-defined types (414)
  • OLE automation UDFs (429)
  • online analytical processing (OLAP) (431)
  • Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
  • and DB2 CLI (338)
  • end-user tools (362)
  • Lotus Approach (363)
  • optimizer (314)
  • overhead with dynamic SQL (330)
  • P
  • package (313)
  • performance
  • DB2 features (384)
  • Performance Monitor (472)
  • static SQL (328)
  • stored procedures (449)
  • Performance Monitor (457)
  • persistence of static SQL (323)
  • PL/I products (479)
  • portability of DB2 CLI applications (353)
  • precompiling embedded SQL applications (311)
  • PRIMARY KEY constraints (397)
  • protecting data
  • constraints (391)
  • large objects (413)
  • stored procedures (445)
  • triggers (436)
  • user-defined types (412)
  • publications about
  • client/server configurations (259)
  • constraints (385)
  • DB2 APIs (368)
  • DB2 CLI (335)
  • embedded SQL (291)
  • Java (376)
  • large objects (404)
  • sample database (288)
  • sample programs (285)
  • stored procedures (442)
  • triggers (433)
  • user-defined functions (422)
  • user-defined types (402)
  • R
  • referential integrity constraints (398)
  • relationships between data, defining (388)
  • retrieving multiple rows using DB2 CLI applications (357)
  • rollback a transaction (303), (346)
  • rules, business (389)
  • S
  • sample database (289)
  • sample programs
  • constraints (387)
  • DB2 APIs (369)
  • DB2 Call Level Interface (336)
  • embedded SQL (292)
  • general description (286)
  • large objects (406)
  • stored procedures (443), (444)
  • triggers (434)
  • user-defined functions (423)
  • user-defined types (405)
  • security with static SQL (322)
  • servers, DB2 (264)
  • SmartGuides (474)
  • Software Developer's Kits
  • in the Application Developer's Kit (275)
  • SQL (structured query language)
  • definition (298)
  • executing statements (470)
  • SQLCA data structure (295), (302)
  • static SQL (320)
  • stored procedures
  • definition (447)
  • using Java (382)
  • strong typing (418)
  • T
  • table space, create (476)
  • table, create (477)
  • termination
  • for DB2 CLI applications (348)
  • for embedded SQL applications (310)
  • tools
  • administrative tasks, performing (466)
  • analyze access plans (469)
  • Application Developer's Kit (268)
  • application development (452)
  • Command Center (463)
  • Command Line Processor (459)
  • Control Center (460)
  • DB2 Universal Database (464)
  • executing SQL statements (467)
  • Java Development Kit (283)
  • ODBC end-user (364)
  • Performance Monitor (461)
  • performance tuning (468)
  • Visual Explain (462)
  • transaction (306)
  • triggers (435)
  • U
  • UNIQUE constraints (396)
  • unit of work (305)
  • user-defined functions
  • OLE automation UDFs (430)
  • overview (426)
  • using Java (381)
  • using with triggers (439)
  • user-defined types (408)
  • V
  • variables
  • handles for DB2 CLI applications (343)
  • host (297)
  • Visual Explain (458)
  • VisualAge for Basic (277)
  • VisualAge Generator (VisualGen) (480)
  • W
  • Web sites for
  • DB2 and Lotus Approach (359)
  • DB2 Extenders (271)
  • DB2 Universal Database (270)
  • Java Database Connectivity API (281), (374)
  • Java Development Kit (280)
  • Net.Data (272)
  • VisualAge for Basic (273)
  • Web-based applications
  • tools for (269)
  • using Java (380)

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