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  3. July 2004

Re: SQL DDL Vs DDS (was Re: Field Reference File (was SQL vs. traditional I/O?))

You can get a format name distinct from the file name. It is not possible directly in SQL, but there is a workaround--create the table first with the format name as the table name, then rename it to the desired table name. It could even be done completely in SQL - there is a RENAME command in SQL:

CREATE TABLE VERN/RFORMAT (FIELD1 CHAR (1 ) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT);
RENAME TABLE VERN/RFORMAT TO SYSTEM NAME REALFILE

can do it. The format name was not changed when I tried this.

SQL and DDS came from different aquifers - they SHOULD taste different.

Vern

At 05:42 PM 7/23/2004, you wrote: 
To the best of my knowledge, the three outstanding "nasties" with SQL DDL Vs
DDS are:-

1. Cannot define a combined view/index.
2. Cannot define EDTCDE or EDTWRD (I agree Jim, saves a LOT of time)
3. Cannot define a seperate Format name

Anybody care to add to the list?

Paul



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