RE: trouble converting a sql statement

["Scott Mildenberger" <SMildenberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If currentdate is a date field then you need to use %char to convert to
character to put it in sqlstring.  Because it is then a literal you may
have to wrap it in the sql date function in the string so it is seen as
a date in the sql statement.

Scott


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Smith, Mike
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 1:23 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: trouble converting a sql statement

I am trying to convert a static sql statement to allow for some
flexibility and I'm having trouble with the dates.

This is the original SQL statement.

        declare db2curs cursor for
        SELECT TE1DPT,
          TEMEMP,
          TEMNAM,
          TEMBDT,
          TEMHDT,
          TEMRDT,
          integer(floor(:currentdate - getdatesql(TEMBDT)) /
          10000) as age,
          integer(floor(:currentdate - getdatesql(TEMHDT)) /
          10000) as YOS
          FROM tremp,
         trei1
          WHERE TEMEMP = TE1EMP and
          TEMEES = 'FR'
          Order by age desc;

Currentdate = %date(daterun:*USA0) ;
Getdatesql is a udf that converts an 8 digit date to a date field.

The problem I'm having is with current date.

Here is where I'm at now.
Select ;
When FPEMP = 'F' ;
Sts = 'TEEMES = ' + Q + 'FR' + Q;
When FPEMP = 'P' ;
Sts = 'TEEMES = ' + Q + 'PT' + Q;
EndSl ;

  sqlstring =
 'select TE1DPT,TEMEMP,TEMNAM,TEMBDT,TEMHDT,TEMRDT,' +
  'integer(floor(' + currentdate + ' - getdatesql(TEMBDT)) / ' +
  '10000) as age, ' +
  'integer(floor(' + currentdate + ' - getdatesql(TEMHDT)) / ' +
  '10000) as YOS from TREMP,TREI1 ' +
  'WHERE TEMEMP = TE1EMP and ' + STS + 'ORDER BY AGE,DESC';

        Exec sql
          Prepare SQLStatement from :SQLSTRING;
        Exec Sql
          Declare db2curs cursor for SQLSTATEMENT ;


So currentdate which is a date, I can't get to be part of sqlstring I
feel like I'm missing the obvious here, but I can't get my brain around
the solution.


Thanks
Mike
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