-- Structured Query Language (SQL) is critical to DB2 -- SQL is a standardized query language for requesting information from a database. Although there are different dialects of SQL, it is nevertheless the closest thing to a standard query language that currently exists. -- DB2 Market Share -- IBM's DB2 database took the lead in the database market in license revenue for 1998. Now controlling 32.3% of the market. -- DB2 -- Or, Database 2, is a family of relational database products offered by IBM, and it runs on a wide variety of computing platforms, including Windows, UNIX, and OS/2. Using SQL, users can obtain data simultaneously from DB2 and other databases. -- Hands-on information -- Shows readers how to develop DB2 applications using embedded SQL. Walks readers through the basic steps needed to build, test, and debug embedded SQL applications that communicate with DB2 databases. -- Full explanation -- Each SQL statement available will be explained in detail and tested with C++ and JAVA programming examples that illustrate how to embed each SQL statement in an application source code. This will be available both in the book, and on the disc. -- Valuable CD-ROM -- The disc contains the latest version of IBM DB2 Universal Server, plus all of the code from the book and extra development tools and utilities. Approximately 350 Java and C++ example programs are provided in this book.