The AS/400 is IBM's latest offering in the minicomputer market, designed to provide SAA (System Applications Architecture) connectivity to the IBM PC, PS/2 and mainframe (System 370). The integration of functions on this machine, together with the menu-driven interface and the enhanced connectivity options, make it a notable new component in commercial data processing. This book contains state-of-the-art information on programming languages, query communications and other topics of interest to those who wish to become acquainted with the many functions of this machine.

Tis guide is intended for students learning computer operations and administration on the AS/400 computer system. Offering a unique approach to learning AS/400 operations with extensive hands-on labs, self-tests, and review questions, this book uses real-world situations to enable users to be productive with AS/400 operations. This book also covers the requirements of the two IBM AS/400 certification exams: AS/400 Associate System Operator Certification (test 052) and AS/400 Professional System Operator Certification (test 053). The primary goal of this book is to teach users how to perform day-to-day operations on an AS/400 computer system, including IPL, starting and stopping the system, backup and recovery, and system cleanup. Procedures covered include creating and maintaining user environments, device configuration and management, security implementation, work and data management, and TCP/IP configuration. Console operations discussed include jobs, message handling, and working with spool files and peripheral devices. Functions of Operations Navigator are covered, and Electronic Customer Support (ECS) and PTF upgrades are also introduced.

Here's an invaluable hands-on guide to developing client/server applications on IBM's AS/400 version 3. This comprehensive reference details client/server concepts and techniques for the AS/400 and PCs featuring the latest AS/400 version 3. It features dozens of concrete examples of AS/400 client/server applications for the real world and real code examples with a business application emphasis.

IBM and the rest of the computer industry are putting most of their DBMS development efforts into SQL. This reference provides the SQL/400 skills that a successful applications developer needs and shows how to create comprehensive, complex, and professional SQL/400 databases.