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However,

If you already have the extra cost DB2 Multi-System license program or
you are willing to pay for it, the you may find your multi-member
files are easier to handle.

The DB2 Multi-System license program enables you to create Partitioned
Tables, which look to RPG like multi-membered PFs.

In that case, the issues Elvis mentioned do not apply.

HTH,
Charles


On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Elvis Budimlic
<ebudimlic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
SQL is not member aware which causes headaches. Some examples follow:

Default behavior is that you can't access non-*FIRST members using SQL
statements (you can access it using the ALIAS support or OVRDBF, but in my
opinion, that's just a kludge).
You can't build an SQL index on a non-*FIRST member (I suppose you could
build member-specific keyed LFs instead and HOPE query optimizer will use
them).

So, while there are workarounds, the fact that SQL is not designed with
members in mind, will cause you headaches from the get-go.

HTH, Elvis

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