DB2 Geek’s Geocaching Clues

Here are the DB2 Geek Geocaching competition clues! Good luck and see you all soon.

Clue #1:

Count the number of flagpoles outside the Epic Sana hotel and multiply this by the maximum number of bytes in a DB2 schema
Use the 4-digit number in the following map reference and go to this location: 38.723472,-9.nnnn
What is the building number of the law firm (“Advogados”) at this location? Take a photo!

Clue #2:

Use the first digit of the answer from Clue #1 and concatenate the answer to the following:
Take the largest precision of a DB2 timestamp column and add 10
Use the resulting 3-digit number in the following map reference to find the location for the next clue: 38.nnn, -9.1565
How many arches can you see spanning the square (not including the one the little church is built into? Take a photo!

Clue #3:

Find the last two digits of the year when DB2 for LUW V9.1 and DB2 for z/OS V8 both went out of support
Multiply this number by the answer from Clue #2, then add 65
Use the resulting 3-digit number in the following map reference and go to this location: 38.721, -9.nnn
Ignoring the frame, how many vertical bars are there in total protecting the 3 windows on the lower floor of number 168? Take a photo!

Clue #4:

Use the 2-digit answer from Clue #3 in the following map reference and go to this location: 725, -9.nn7
Take a photo! There is a triangular traffic island here. How many vertical poles are on the island, including traffic signs etc?
Take this number, multiply it by 12 and then multiply by the maximum number of columns in an index key.
This is your final answer – write it on the entry from (you can pick this up from the DBI booth 4) and hand in at the Triton party for a chance to win a great prize!

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