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That's the preferred method here for sorting subfiles. Works pretty well. Thanks, Mark Mark D. Walter Senior Programmer/Analyst CCX, Inc. mwalter@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.ccxinc.com michael@ryantechn ology.com Sent by: To midrange-l-bounce Midrange Systems Technical s@xxxxxxxxxxxx Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> cc 12/08/2004 04:00 PM Subject RE: Variable ORDER BY Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@midra nge.com> I wanted a variable order by so I could get records in a different order depending on an input criteria. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Variable ORDER BY > From: "Dave Boettcher" <DBoettch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, December 08, 2004 3:50 pm > To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > When I have used an order by in embedded SQL it has always been a field > in the file like this > <snip> > FROM PrsnXref > where (xrssn1 = 0 > or xrssn2 = 0 > or xrssn3 = 0 > or xrssn1 > 776) > ORDER By xplname, xpfname, xpinit, xpsuffx > <snip> > > The where clause can have a variable but I don't see the use for a host > variable in the order by > > HTH, > > Dave Boettcher > > > >>> michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 12/08/2004 2:42:03 PM >>> > How can I use a variable ORDER BY clause in an embedded SQL > statement? > This doesn't work... > > C/EXEC SQL > C+ Declare MyCursor Cursor For > C+ Select * > C+ From Myfile > C+ Order By :MyField > C+ For Read Only > C/End-Exec > > I know I have to do something different because it's a variable that > contains a field name, but I dunno what that different thing is. > > TIA... > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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