Before we even begin this month's column I had better define what I mean by a 'black box.' Simply put, a black box is a database access program that sits in-between your application programs and the ...

Retrieving DBMS Data with a Pass-Through Query This section describes how to retrieve DBMS data by using the statements and components of the SQL Procedure Pass-Through Facility to access DBMS data.

A black box is a database access program that sits in-between your application programs and the DBMS and is designed so that all application programs call the black box for data instead of writing SQL ...