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Re: WRKQRY WAS:RE: Storing Numeric Values in the Database

Bryce,
The WRKQRY function is used to create permanent queries.

The RUNQRY function is used to run queries created using the WRKQRY function
or to create ad hoc queries where you can not select the fields to be shown
or control the format of the output. The ad hoc query is the equivalent of
the SQL SELECT * from file where..




On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Bryce Martin <BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

ah, cool Thanks Rob. Any reason why people don't mention using it? Whey
they always mention runqry or the others? Is wrkqry inferior? Is there
something I don't know that I don't know? With as much SQL as I do and
wrkqry meeting my needs pretty well I've never really had the need or
curiosity to explore the others...any insight is great :)


Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
570-546-4777



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WRKQRY is part of 5###QU1 - Query for i5/OS


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From: Bryce Martin <BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: RE: Storing Numeric Values in the Database
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I pretty much exclusively use zoned. The only time I mess with packed is
when working with a piece of legacy BPCS code (and even then I use mostly
zoned). I use SQL via STRSQL, FROG, or iNav (depends on what I'm doing).
I use WRKQRY a lot (is this a taatool?, not sure... it was here when I
started and works GREAT for lots of stuff... I think it is because I see
lots of other qry references that don't mention it). Anyway... zoned is
easy to read and easy to use and I have yet to have a problem with
performance. Storage is cheap, so storing packed instead of zoned to save


a few bytes seems silly (unless you are storing petabytes of information
maybe).

Now, I'm self taught (on the job) and zoned always felt more natural
(coming from c++ in college) than trying to work with packed. I don't
work with multiple CCSID's so that concern has never come up. Easy to
read, easy to use...


Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
570-546-4777
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