Re: Books & Info

Thanks to Larry Stoumen at Informix Software Inc for this list of books! Now all I have to do is persuade the boss to give me some time to read a few of them!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= John Baker USAISC - Lex Phone: (606) 293-3644 or 293-3743 Lexington - Blue Grass Army Depot DSN: 745-3644 or 745-3743 Lexington, KY 40511-5109 E-mail: jbaker@lexington-emh2.army.mil =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= John, Here is a list floating around here at Informix. SUPPLIMENTAL READING FOR THE INFORMIX-PHILE (and other insomniatic DBMS nerd types) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Books Available on Informix Products ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4GL --- Building Applications Using a 4GL Mark Sobell ISBN 0-937613-00-2 An Informix 4GL Tutorial Paul Mahler ISBN 0-13-464173-6 SQL --- Using Informix-SQL Jonathan Leffler ISBN 0-201-51240-8 Informix-SQL Tony Lacy-Thompson A tutorial & reference ISBN 0-13-465121-9 Prentice Hall Tony, covers all aspect of Informix. It's especially useful for those just starting out with Informix. The examples are great... Bob Beaulieu bobb@netcom.com ESQL/C, C-ISAM, TURBO --------------------- Data Processing in UNIX, R.S. Tare McGraw Hill ISBN 0-07-062885-8 For the ESQL/C Programmer or Turbo Administrator, and a useful book on Data Processing In Unix. The examples in the book use isql, esql/c, c-isam, and Turbo. The phone no at Mcgraw Hill is 1-800-2-MCGRAW WINGZ ----- Wingz Navigator book now has a suppliment. These supplemental pages include: * A matrix that compares Wingz terminology across MOTIF MAC DOS Open Look * A matrix that compares cursor movement and keystrokes across those platforms * Labeled menu bars, title bars, etc. across those platforms * Print outs of the class files (so that they can be rekeyed if class is being conducted in a UNIX environment) THE NEW PART NUMBER IS 9833B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Generic RDBMS Books ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the novice: Database, A Primer C.J. Date, Addison Wesley For the SQL Programmer: Introduction to Database Systems, Volume I C.J. Date, Addison Wesley Using SQL Groff & Weinberg, Osborne McGraw-Hill A Visual Introduction to SQL J. Harvey Trimble, Jr. ISBN 0-471--61684-2l David Chappell For the Data Base Administrator: Introduction to Database Systems, Volume II C.J. Date, Addison Wesley Fundamentals of Data Normalization Alan F. Dutka and Howard H. Hanson Addison-Wesley Publishing Company ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Books on Unix ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A Practical Guide to UNIX System V Mark G. Sobell, Benjamin/Cummings UNIX System V Primer The Waite Group, Howard W. Sams & Co. Introducing the UNIX System Henry McGilton & Rachel Morgan, McGraw Hill \