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Hi,

You can't do it in this way!

There are 3 options:
1. pass a host variable for each parameter specified in the IN predicate
2. use dynamic SQL
3. Try something strange like this:

/Free
//Build your string containing all elements separated by a comma
Path = 'Data1' + ', ' + 'Data2' + ', '+ ...;

Exec SQL
Declare get cursor with return to client for
SELECT distinct Column1, Column2, Column3
FROM Table
WHERE :Path like '%' concat Trim(Column3) concat ', ' concat
'%';
... etc

I didn't try it, but it should work and I'm not sure about the performance.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

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Von: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Needles,Stephen J
Gesendet: Thursday, 21.6 2012 20:33
An: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Embedded SQL using IN and a host variable

I have a need to accept a list of values that needs to be compared to a
column in a table using an embedded SQL statement in RPGLE.

The list:

'data1'
'data2'

This list is assembled so that path looks like:

'data1','data2'

When used in the SQL statement...

Select stuff from table where column3 in (:path);

I end up with an SQLCod = 100.

Running the SQL outside of the program produces the needed data.

Select * from table where column3 in ('data1','data2');

Is there a solution short of repeating the condition over and over again?
Using STRIP and TRIM with the host variable had no impact.

Stub of Code below:

dpath s 9999

dcolumn1 s 5
dcolumn2 s 3
dcolumn3 s 9999

/free
eval path = '''';
eval path = %trim(path) +
'data1' + '''';

eval path = %trim(path) + ',' + '''' +
'data2' + '''';

exec sql
declare get cursor with return to client for
SELECT distinct
Column1, Column2, Column3 FROM Table WHERE
Column3 in (:path);

exec sql open get;

exec sql fetch get into :Column1, :Column2, :Column3;

if sqlcod = sqlcod;
eval sqlcod = sqlcod;
endif;

/end-free



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