Re: Seeking Database Design Guide

[Chuck Lundgren <lundgren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Thomas wrote:

>Now it's time for the critic to take some of his own medicine.  My
>heritage as an RPG programmer is long on the "flat file" hardware --
>the 5280, the S/34 and S/36 -- but short on the relational aspects
>of the AS/400 (just since '94).  I want to bring my design skills up
>to standard to take advantage of the features DB2/400 offers.
>
>Your advice, please!  I've had lots of experience learning what
>_doesn't_ work.  I'd like to know what books or other sources this
>group would recommend -- not necessarily related to the 400, of
>course.  It's the relational design concepts and "lingo" I'm after.

Check out Paul Conte's DB2/400 book from Duke Press, at www.duke.com. 
It's great! (I'm biased, though... I work for Duke and Paul is a good 
friend.) Anyway, I think Duke has a 30 day money back policy.

 ... Chuck

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Chuck Lundgren
Senior Technical Editor
NEWS/400 Magazine
916/893-4747; 916/345-8326 Fax
Internet: clundgren@news400.com; CompuServe 73317,2235

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