Using Query/400

Using Query/400

A textbook for AS/400 users, both student and professional. Query is presented as an easy and fast tool for creating reports and files from AS/400 databases. Topics are presented in order from simple to complex, including defining database files to Query, selecting and sequencing fields, generating new numeric and character fields, sorting within Query, joining database files, defining custom headings, and creating new database files. No prior programming knowledge is necessary. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.From the PublisherUsing Query/400 is a necessary tool for any AS/400 user, from the traditional student to the professional user. Easy and fast creation of reports and files from AS/400 databases. You need no prior programming experience. Students will find this book most useful following an Introduction to the AS/400 class. The books emphasis is on hands-on AS/400 use. The fundamentals of Query/400 are presented moving from simple to complex. Topics include selecting and sequencing fields, generating new numeric and character fields, sorting within Query, joining database files, defining custom headings, creating new database files, and more. Each chapter reinforces the knowledge gained in previous chaptersAbout the AuthorPatrice Gapen has an undergraduate degree in computer information from the University of Alaska and a Master of Science degree from the University of Northern Colorado. She has co-authored the Star Series (boyd & fraser), which covers Word Perfect, Lotus 2.2 and 2.3, Dbase III Plus and IV, Paradox, and Quattro Pro. Catherine Stoughton has a bachelors degree from Marquette University and a masters degree from the University of Northern Colorado. She worked as a COBOL programmer/analyst and computer center director before she began her teaching career in 1981. She teaches at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming.