Re: Passing Parameters to Query -- format problems

Thanks Joel. Actually, you can use STRQM and get pretty much the same stuff
you do with WRKQRY. I was trying to avoid that, since it's a user at a
client maintaining the query, and using STRQM would entail retraining said
user.

BTW, to all on the group, I accidentally posted this request again under a
different subject - please ignore the post.

Thanks,
Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 425-0194 voice
909 425-0196 fax


----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Fritz <JFritz@sharperimage.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 10:53 AM
Subject: RE: Passing Parameters to Query -- format problems


> Unfortunately, no.  There's an appendix to the QMQRY manual that goes into
> great detail on incompatibilities between Query400 and QMQRYs.  You can do
> darned near anything you want with the printed output if you learn how to
> code QMFORMS.  It's all documented in (at least the US manual) in a
language
> that bears a deceptive resemblance to English.  Don't look to SEU for any
> help.
>
> I pretty much use them for output to a file.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Dow [mailto:pcdow@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 5:52 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Passing Parameters to Query -- format problems
> >
> >
> > I finally had the opportunity to use the method described at
> >
> > http://as400service.rochester.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/$searc
> > hform?Open&vie
> >
> > (search for "Passing Parameters to a Query/400 Query").
> >
> > This method works fine as far as the parameters are concerned.
> >
> > However, there are drawbacks. QM query manager does a poor
> > job of importing
> > the report formatting of the Query/400 query. It loses edit codes for
> > numeric fields, column spacing for all fields, standard
> > headers are lost,
> > and the report width is not used to automatically override
> > the QPQXPRTF
> > printer file - instead it will either leave lots of blank
> > space to the right
> > (if the data is smaller than the printer file page width) or
> > create multiple
> > spool files with different horizontal sections of the report
> > (if the data is
> > larger than the page width).
> >
> > To get the QM query to look like the Query/400 output
> > requires more work
> > than expected based on this document.
> >
> > Am I missing something?
> >
> > Peter Dow
> > Dow Software Services, Inc.
> > 909 425-0194 voice
> > 909 425-0196 fax
> >
> >
> >
> >
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