QUICK GUIDE TO SQL WITH

DB2 ON WINDOWS NT
By
Timothy Paul Cronan, Jennifer Kreie,
and Lori Komp Leonard

In response to recent technological advances and

changes in corporate computing options, IBM
released a version of DB2/5.0 which runs under
the Windows NT operating system. DB2/5.0 for
Windows NT is functionally the same as the
traditional mainframe DB2/2. Databases can be
created and accessed directly through the DB2
command line processor or with SQL commands
embedded in COBOL or other higher level
languages. The focus of the PC-based version of
DB2/5.0 is to provide distributed database
capability in a client/server environment.

Logging on to the network and

DB2/5.0
If the regular Windows NT screen is displayed when you sit down at
a computer, then you should log off (see the following section) and log
back on. Why? Because it is important that you know for certain how
the client is currently logged on the network. It is possible for someone
using a different user ID to have left without logging off the system. If
you work in DB2/2 under their user ID you may have problems.
Logging on: A small window should be displayed that says Press
Ctrl + Alt + Del. Press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys. This will bring up a
logon dialog box. Enter your username (assigned by Dr. Cronan) and
your password. The password is case-sensitive so enter uppercase or
lowercase letters exactly as they are given to you for your password. A
message will appear that the logon was successful.

Logging off the network and

DB2/2
It is important to log off before you leave the computer youre
working on. If you dont log off the next person that uses that
computer can access your database.
1. Exit any current application, such as DB2/5.0.
2. Close all the open windows.
3. Press the Start button on the main menu bar.
4. Select the option Shut down the computer, select the Yes
button.

Connecting to a database and

creating tables (EXERCISE 1)
1. Open the IBM DB2 menu (under the list of Programs in the Start
menu). Click on the DB2 Client Configuration Assistant option.
2. A list of the databases will appear. Highlight your database, then press
the Test button.
3. The IBM DB2 ODBC Driver window will appear. Enter your
username and password, then click on OK. The message connection
tested successfully will appear indicating that the client has established
connectivity with the server.
4. Close the IBM DB2 ODBC Driver window and close the DB2 Client
Configuration Assistant window.

Accessing the DB2 command line

and creating TABLES
1. Click on the DB2 command line processor option under IBM DB2
menu option.
2. The DB2 - CLP window will appear. At the command prompt type in
CONNECT TO databasename USER username;
(Dont forget
the semi-colon.)
3. Enter you password when prompted.
4. The screen will display the following information. Indicating that the
database is connected successfully.
Database product = DB2/NT 5.0.0
SQL authorization ID = username
Local database alias = databasename
5. At the DB2 command line prompt enter the command
CREATE TABLE tablename ( column_name type,......);

Entering data in a table

(EXERCISE 2)
At the DB2 command line prompt use the
following command format to insert data in the
tables you created.
INSERT INTO table_name VALUES
(value1,value2,.....);

Data Manipulation Language

(DML) functions
SELECT [DISTINCT] [* / item1, item2, ...]
FROM userid.tablename
WHERE search-condition
GROUP BY colname1, colname2,...
HAVING search-condition
ORDER BY colname1 ASC, colname2 DESC ...

* is a wildcard indicating all columns (attributes)

SELECT * FROM STUDENT WHERE

AGE < 20 ORDER BY NAME ASC
A list of all attributes (ordered or sorted in
ascending order by names of students) of
students who are younger than 20 years.

Relational Algebra PROJECT

(Attributes/Columns)
SELECT colname1, colname2,... FROM STUDENT
SELECT * FROM STUDENT (This in effect is listing the entire table.)
SELECT NAME FROM STUDENT (to list only one attribute, i.e.,
NAME from the table STUDENT)
SELECT DISTINCT NAME FROM STUDENT (to list without
duplication names of all students from the table STUDENT)

Relational Algebra SELECT

(Tuples/Rows)
SELECT * FROM STUDENT WHERE NAME='GLASS' (to list all
attributes for a student named GLASS.
SELECT NAME FROM STUDENT WHERE AGE > 20 (to list names
of all students who are over 20 years of age)
SELECT DISTINCT NAME FROM STUDENT WHERE AGE > 20 (to
list names of students over the age of 20 without any duplication)

Relational Algebra JOIN

SELECT NAME FROM STUDENT WHERE SID
IN SELECT STUNUM FROM ENROLL
WHERE CLASSNAME ='BD445')
SELECT STUDENT.NAME FROM STUDENT,
ENROLL WHERE STUDENT.SID =
ENROLL.STUNUM AND ENROLL.CLASSNAME
= 'BD445'

Select ENROLL where

CLASSNAME='BD445' giving RESULTA.
Join RESULTA, STUDENT over
STUNUM, SID giving RESULTB.
Project RESULTB over NAME giving
ANSWER.

Other Useful SQL

SELECT * FROM STUDENT
DROP TABLE tablename (Be careful! Once you run this
command the table is gone.)
INSERT INTO tablename VALUES (item1, item2...)

INSERT INTO STUDENT VALUES

(500,'SMITH','GEOGRAPHY','FR',18)

Other Useful SQL Continued

INSERT INTO tablename (Colname1, Colname2,...)
VALUES (item1, item2,...)
INSERT INTO STUDENT
(AGE,SID,NAME,MAJOR,GRADELVL) VALUES
(24,550,'JOHNSON','MARKETING','SN')

INSERT INTO tablename (Colname1, Colname2,...)

SELECT Colname1, Colname2, FROM othertablename WHERE search-condition

Other Useful SQL Continued

DELETE FROM tablename WHERE search-condition
DELETE FROM STUDENT WHERE NAME = 'BAKER

ALTER TABLE tablename ADD colname data-type

ALTER TABLE STUDENT ADD SEX CHAR(1)

Other Useful SQL Continued

UPDATE tablename
SET colname1 = expression 1,
colname2 = expression 2, ...
WHERE search-condition
UPDATE STUDENT SET SEX = 'M' WHERE
NAME='JONES'