Accessing information with the information center – IBM GC09-2830-00 User Manual

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If you have not installed the Information Center, you can open the page
by double-clicking on the DB2 Online Books icon. Depending on the
system you are using, the icon is in the main product folder or the
Windows Start menu.

To view online books or sample programs on the SCO UnixWare 7:
v DB2 Universal Database for SCO UnixWare 7 uses the native SCOhelp

utility to search the DB2 information. You can access SCOhelp by the
following methods:
– entering the

″scohelp″ command on the command line,

– selecting the Help menu in the Control Panel of the CDE desktop or
– selecting Help in the Root menu of the Panorama desktop

For more information on SCOhelp, refer to the Installation and Configuration
Supplement
.

Accessing Information with the Information Center

The Information Center provides quick access to DB2 product information.
The Information Center is available on all platforms on which the DB2
administration tools are available.

Depending on your system, you can access the Information Center from the:
v Main product folder
v Toolbar in the Control Center
v Windows Start menu
v Help menu of the Control Center

The Information Center provides the following kinds of information. Click the
appropriate tab to look at the information:

Tasks

Lists tasks you can perform using DB2.

Reference

Lists DB2 reference information, such as
keywords, commands, and APIs.

Books

Lists DB2 books.

Troubleshooting

Lists categories of error messages and their
recovery actions.

Sample Programs

Lists sample programs that come with the
DB2 Software Developer’s Kit. If the Software
Developer’s Kit is not installed, this tab is not
displayed.

Web

Lists DB2 information on the World Wide

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