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Changes to the Preface: About This Book

The following needs to be updated in the Building Applications for Windows and OS/2 Environments as a result of DB2 Version 5.2 support for additional operating systems. The paragraph on page vii beginning "This book explains" should be changed to the following:

This book explains how to build applications using the DB2 Software Developer's Kits (DB2 SDKs) for the following operating systems:

Note:Whenever this book mentions Windows NT, Windows 98, or Windows 95, all three operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 98, and Windows 95 are implied, except in the case of Systems Network Architecture (SNA) support, REXX suport, or DB2 Connect, formerly known as Distributed Database Connection Services (DDCS). These are supported on Windows NT only.

On page vii, add the following to the paragraph beginning "Different programming interfaces":

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Is a dynamic SQL API for Java. The JDBC API is included in the Java Development Kits available for supported platforms.


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