Database programming

 

DB2 Universal Database™ for iSeries™ (DB2^® UDB for iSeries) provides a wide range of support for setting up, processing, and managing database files.

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• What's new for V5R4
  This topic highlights the changes made to this topic collection for V5R4.

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• Database file concepts
  This introduction to i5/OS^® database files includes information about DB2 Universal Database for iSeries interfaces to database files, the types and maximum sizes of database files, and the ways of describing and protecting database files.

• Setting up database files
  You can create, define, and secure a database file using the traditional system interface or iSeries Navigator.

• Processing database files
  DB2 Universal Database for iSeries provides various processing options for you to open, manipulate, and close database files. You can also monitor database file errors in your program.

• Managing database files
  You can manage and maintain control over database files in various ways.

• Double-byte character set considerations
  A double-byte character set (DBCS) is a character set that represents each character with 2 bytes. The database on the i5/OS operating system supports DBCS.

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