AW: DDS field reference equivalent in SQL

I'd not use distinct types, because you cannot modify them as long as there
is any reference or use on them.
For example your distinct type RefName is defined as VarChar(50) and must be
changed to VarChar(100). You need to delete all your tables and recreate
them with the new definition.
... and what about your data?

... and Distinct types must always be converted into the expected data type,
for example your RefName is defined as Char(15) cannot be compared directly
with a Char(15) column/field.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Alan Campin
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Short answer. Yes. Distinct Field types.

On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Birgitta Hauser <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Short answer: No!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
(Les
Brown)
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." (Derek Bok)
"What is worse than training your staff and losing them? Not training
them and keeping them!"


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Stone, Joel
Gesendet: Tuesday, 30.10 2012 16:11
An: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Betreff: DDS field reference equivalent in SQL

An important part of making field length changes easier on Iseries is
to use a field reference file to inherit attributes from other fields &

files.

Is there an equivalent in SQL?

Thanks



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