Java Database Development [With Contains Valuable Visual Cafe & Visual J++ Project]

by Martin Rinehart

Designed for Java programmers who want to read and manipulate databases residing on local machines, this book and CD-ROM is a documented software package that contains specialized code which... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0078823560
• ISBN13: 9780078823565
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Osborne Publishing
• Length: 917 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A great help for Java file and field programming

I have searched for about 18 months for a way to handle files and fields in Java so that I could implement my ideas for advanced data structures. Marty's book is helping me do this.It is obvious that he enjoyed writing this book. I very much like his filppant, conversational style. That's what the subject mater deserves. His style really helps the reader get involved with the subject matter.He has a very good professional programming philosophy and style -- good programming practice is preached and practiced. His programs and applications are heavy weight not just toys. I am having a little trouble getting the programs for the later chapters to work as advertised on my system. Marty has been very helpful via email and I am confident that soond they will perform up to snuff.

Great intro for database implementation

Very useful book for anyone that have mastered the basics of Java and wants to know how to implement the details of a database. The code that is given in the book can be used as is or modified to your personal taste. The code is written in Java 1.0 but this is no big deal, the most important parts can be used as is or with minor modification ... and it should be pretty simple to make a Java 1.1 or Java 2 version. And don't forget ... check for updated code !!!Well worth the money.

A reader from Australia

This book contains everything on DBF files and a complete database solution in Java.It is a must-have book.The book is not targeted at a particular level of expertise.It can serve as an excelent guidebook for both novices and accomplished programmers, who would like to broaden their skills in data-base programming in Java

A must-have book for xBase programmers moving to Java

This book is the only one I have found that shows exactly how to read local DBF files (dBase, Clipper, FoxPro, CA-VO, etc.) using pure Java. The writing is very clear and easy to understand, even for a Java beginner, like me. The book contains excellent and thorough coverage of the DBF file structure and of B-tree indexes. These subjects are covered from both the conceptual and the how-to points of view.The chapter on database design presents a somewhat non-traditional, but very straight forward, approach to normalizing databases.Rinehart also includes full examples of several data aware Java user interface classes, and a powerful string class. Full source code is included. For me the source code is the most valuable part of the book.

Excellent programming book on databases

If your looking to implement JDBC with minimal programming, this is not the book for you. However, if your interested in good programming technique, database design and/or low level database programming; this is an excellent book. From the start I found good tips and concepts to optimize code I had written in java. The concepts on Interfaces and Database normalization are down to earth and applicable. And the low level code on accessing data, displaying it, indexing data, etc. is very valuable. If your looking for good programming information, the fact that the code is implemented for Java 1.0 is immaterial, I believe the same programming techniques mostly apply in future versions of java.