This is THE book to teach you SQL on the iSeries and AS/400 platform. Howard will take you from the beginning to the end with information for beginners and experts alike. Best of all, the book comes with a CD that has all of the sample data and queries used in the book, plus a FREE copy of SQLThing that you can use to work through the examples in the book so you learn by doing. You will learn and understand how to:
Create SQL statements
How SQL is implemented on the AS/400
Tune for performance
Deal with legacy issues
Take advantage of new features available only in SQL
Write complex aggregate queries
Write stored procedures