SQL Getting Started

About the Information Center

The Information Center provides quick access to DB2 product information. The Information Center is available on OS/2, Windows 95, and the Windows NT operating systems. You must install the DB2 administration tools to see the Information Center.

Depending on your system, you can access the Information Center from the:

Main product folder
Toolbar in the Control Center
Windows Start menu.

The Information Center provides the following kinds of information. Click on the appropriate tab to look at the information:

Tasks: Lists tasks you can perform using DB2.
Reference: Lists DB2 reference information, such as keywords, commands, and APIs.
Books: Lists DB2 books.
Troubleshooting: Lists categories of error messages and their recovery actions.
Sample Programs: Lists sample programs that come with the DB2 Software Developer's Kit. If the Software Developer's Kit is not installed, this tab is not displayed.
Web: Lists DB2 information on the World Wide Web. To access this information, you must have a connection to the Web from your system.

When you select an item in one of the lists, the Information Center launches a viewer to display the information. The viewer might be the system help viewer, an editor, or a Web browser, depending on the kind of information you select.

The Information Center provides search capabilities so you can look for specific topics, and filter capabilities to limit the scope of your searches.

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