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DB2 for Windows for Dummies

Format: Paperback
Author: Paul C Zikopoulos
ReleaseDate: 28 January, 2001
Publisher: For Dummies
Rating:

Very good Intro to DB2
After using this book, you will be able to use DB2 very effectively. If you aren't a database expert and you want to learn DB2, this book will do it. The authors did a great job.
The CD contains an older version of DB2, but it is sufficient to learn DB2. You can quickly learn the later versions, which can usually be downloaded from IBM as evaluation copies.

Horrible customer service at publisher of the Dummies books
I don't really know yet as I've been waiting for TWO WEEKS to get a replacement CD for the defective one that came with the book. The book itself might be fine. The problem with the CD is that once you uploaded DB2 from it, you couldn't actually USE DB2 because you get a 'license has expired' message whenever you try to create or DO anything with the software. An error that could have been caught if ANY Quality Assurance had been performed. I called the 800 number they give you in the back of the book (800-762-2974) and got the 'Wiley Customer Care Center'. Red flag goes up. The guy on the phone was responsive, no problem, they'll send out another CD. But "Oh yeah, I think they fixed that problem"? One would HOPE so you know? 8 days later I get an invoice in the mail confirming that I've ordered the CD. They say to allow 7 business days for it to arrive. On the 8th business day, I phone back. "It was sent on the 7th (the day after my initial phone call), give it another couple of days. " I gave it another couple of days. No CD. I phone back. My third call. "We don't have that CD in stock. " They couldn't tell me this TWO WEEKS before? The lesson here? DON'T BUY THIS BOOK NEW. Buy it with a CD that has already been used. Or, if you buy ANY 'for Dummies' book new (that comes with a CD), phone 800-762-2974 to find out if there are any 'problems' with the CD FIRST. They found a CD lying around for my copy of 'DB2 for Windows for Dummies' but they "couldn't" overnite out to me. I have to wait another 7 business days for them to send it out by hitchhiker.

A good quick reference!
I know Lily so take my review with a grain of salt ;-). I admit it, I am biased. However, I am a DB2 for UDB application developer/tester , and I love this small light weight book . It is a good summary and lets you know where to go for more info.