November 2004
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
11h 49m
English
book
DB2® SQL PL: Essential Guide for DB2® UDB on Linux™, UNIX®, Windows®, i5/OS™, and z/OS®, Second Edition
by Zamil Janmohamed, Clara Liu, Drew Bradstock, Raul Chong, Michael Gao, Fraser McArthur, Paul Yip
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Chapter 3. Overview of SQL PL Language Elements
In this chapter, you will learn
DB2 data types and the range of their values
How to work with large objects
How to choose proper data types
How to work with user-defined data types (UDTs)
How to manipulate date, time, and string data
How to use generated columns
How to work with
SEQUENCEobjects andIDENTITYcolumns
Now that you have learned the basic DB2 SQL procedure structure, it is time for an overview of the DB2 SQL PL language elements and their usage before discussing any of the more advanced features of the language. Many decisions on the topics covered in this chapter—such as the choices of the proper data types and the usages of SEQUENCE objects, IDENTITY columns, and generated columns—are generally ...
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