DB2 SQL PL or Carpenters Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language

DB2 SQL PL: Essential Guide for DB2 UDB on Linux, UNIX, Windows, i5/OS and z/OS

Author: Janmohamed

• IBM's definitive guide to writing DB2 SQL PL stored procedures, triggers, UDFs, and dynamic compound SQL
• Fully updated to reflect the entire DB2 UDB product family, and new SQL PL improvements for Windows, UNIX, Linux, iSeries, and zSeries
• Presents expert tips and best practices drawn from extensive experience in real customer environments
• Covers everything from basic program structure through advanced techniques
• Includes up-to-the-minute coverage of optimization and troubleshooting

Using the IBM DB2 SQL Procedural Language (SQL PL), programmers can drive major improvements in database performance, manageability, and time-to-market. Now, IBM's own experts present the definitive guide to DB2 SQL PL development on any platform: Windows, UNIX, Linux, iSeries, or zSeries.

DB2 SQL PL, Second Edition shows developers how to take advantage of every facet of the SQL PL language and development environment. The authors offer up-to-the-minute coverage, best practices, and tips for building basic SQL procedures, writing flow-of-control statements, creating cursors, handling conditions, and much more. Along the way, they illuminate advanced features ranging from stored procedures and triggers to user-defined functions.

The only book to combine practical SQL PL tutorials and a detailed syntax reference, DB2 SQL PL, Second Edition draws on the authors' unparalleled expertise with SQL PL in real business environments. Coverage includes

• Using SQL PL to improve manageability and performance, while clearly separating DBA and development roles
• Writing more efficient stored procedures, triggers, user-defined functions (UDFs), and dynamic compound SQL
• Identifying SQL PL performance bottlenecks--and resolving them
• Leveraging new language enhancements for Windows, UNIX, and Linux: improved table function support, session based locking, nested save points, new prepare options, and more
• Using new features for iSeries V5R3: built-in string and date/time manipulation functions, SEQUENCE objects, and more
• Utilizing zSeries Version 8's integrated stored procedures debugging and improved SQL Conditions support
• Mastering DB2 Development Center, the unified development environment for creating DB2 stored procedures

Whether you're developing new SQL PL applications, migrating or tuning existing applications, or administering DB2, you'll find this book indispensable.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	Basic SQL procedure structure	11
Ch. 3	Overview of SQL PL language elements	37
Ch. 4	Using flow of control statements	63
Ch. 5	Understanding and using cursors and result sets	93
Ch. 6	Condition handling	125
Ch. 7	Working with dynamic SQL	175
Ch. 8	Nested SQL procedures	193
Ch. 9	User-defined functions and triggers	215
Ch. 10	Leveraging DB2 application development features	271
Ch. 11	Deploying SQL procedures, functions, and triggers	299
Ch. 12	Performance tuning	325
Ch. 13	Best practices	355
App. A	Getting started with DB2	371
App. B	Inline SQL PL for DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows	411
App. C	Building from the command line	419
App. D	Using the DB2 development center	431
App. E	Security considerations in SQL procedures	463
App. F	DDL	473

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Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language

Author: Art Carpenter

Here's your macro guide from %MACRO to %MEND! Learn and understand the basic composition and operation of the SAS macro facility and the SAS macro language. Carpenter packs this book with examples that illustrate how to write SAS macros, convert SAS code to macros, define macro variables and pass macro parameters, plus much more to help you understand how to use macro statements within SAS macros. This complete guide includes the following topics: macros that interface with the DATA step, how to write dynamic code, utility macros that control your operating environment, SAS System AUTOCALL macros, macro references and Screen Control Language (SCL), and how to write and use macros efficiently. Carpenter's book is a must-have for both new and experienced SAS macro users. Knowledge of base SAS is expected, along with a desire to learn more! Supports releases 6.09 and higher of SAS software.

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Introduces the SAS System Macro Facility to experienced macro programmers with a good general grounding in base SAS software. Explains how to accomplish such tasks as writing SAS macros, converting SAS code to macros, and using macros to generalize SAS programs to maximize their usefulness. The first two (of three) parts can serve as a text for a course or self-study. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)