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Re: Questions about S/36 files

On 06-Nov 04:22 -0800, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Kevin Passey on 11/05/2013 05:43 PM wrote:

Sadly I'm still supporting a s36 based app that was written by IBM
almost 20 years ago.

Rob is correct SQL will work but you would have to know what data
is in the big field F000002 and sub string it. You can create dds
for that file and just copy the data in - or internally define the
file in your RPG program. You would of course need to know the file
layout - possibly from the F&i specs in the existing programs if
you have them.

<<SNIP>>

<<SNIP: CREATE VIEW gives SQL7708 over program described file>>

What's stopping you from creating a stored procedure that executes a
RPG program that returns the result set?

Or a UDTF. But even so... While either the SP or a TABLE UDF would have the data [layout] defined to the SQL for *reading* the rows, for example to do reporting, the ability to effect INSERT and UPDATE to those same files via the SQL leaves one wanting.


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