database management systems

I am a programmer who has used this book. I feel that the author did not clearly explain his intent or direction on what he wanted the student to do. I felt this book was really boring and found it very hard to stay interested in the subject. Even though AS400 OS's are pretty boring in themselves. I have been a programmer for about 7 years and have always discourage the use of this book or AS400 OS's in all of my lines of work.
Thank You.

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.

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.