Mastering the AS/400: A Practical Hands-On Guide

by Jerry Fottral

Book Overview

Fully updated for V4R4 of OS/400, this newest edition of Mastering the AS/400 moves you directly into programming languages, database management, and system operations courses. The book emphasizes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583040706
• ISBN13: 9781583040706
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: 29th Street Press
• Length: 553 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.4" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Best I`ve seen

As a student, I found this book very helpfull. Although this is a dry subject, this book allows the student to learn with a hands on approach (hence the title). I recommend this to anyone interested in this field.

An excellent introduction and useful reference.

Each chapter covers a new topic while building upon previous material. Lab exercises that really drive home the material are at the end of each chapter. Very hands-on learning. Topics include query, DDS file creation, programming calling, display files, CL programming, basic operation with commands, command prompting, the all important library list, and much more.After taking a intro AS/400 class with this book I was well on the way to being an advanced user. I even knew more then some longtime operators.I've seen and bought other AS/400 books, but I still keep coming back to this one, and have never seen a better intro book.

Very good book

As an Oracle DBa, I found that this book got me going very quick on AS/400 and DB2. Cover lots of things (e.g. systems behavior, AS/400 commands) in just enough details. It's just a bummer that the book has only 12 chapters. I want more. Had the author added some more chapters, it could be used by both beginners and advanced users.

best for AS/400 lovers

useful for student and those who are always live with AS/400 but don't know much about him

Good but second edition needs to cover version 4

I teach from this book and I find it easy to read but the problem lies in what version of the as400 that you have installed