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"Shea, David" wrote:
>
> In my (limited) experience, SQL tables look like DDS PF's with a couple
> significant drawbacks.  JDEdwards World product (the older green screen
> version) uses PFs.  The newer OneWorld product (client server) uses SQL
> tables.  In  many cases, the files are identical in terms of fields, etc.
> RPG programs can be built over either type of file, and Query can be used,
> also.  But... the SQL tables are missing such nice-to-have attributes as
> field descriptions, predefined column headings, etc.  So, building a query
> over an SQL table is often less intuitive than it might be over a properly
> created DDS based PF.
>
> Maybe it's just JDE's implementation of SQL tables?  Perhaps someone knows
> more about this...
>
> Any other opinions??
>

If the SQL tables are missing text/headings, it's because the
programmer that created them
didn't use SQL's LABEL ON  to add them:

e.g.  label on column table (field text is 'text')   For the
field/table/library text
      label on column table (field is 'Each line is 20 characters
long, fixed.')

So there's no advantage to DDS created tables over SQL for this
purpose, save that the
column heading for SQL is one long 60 character field divided into 3
20 character lines
(if I recall correctly)


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