Re: Can I use DDS to create an SQL table name

John

I tried something kind of crazy - I had a PF created using DDS, then I used the RENAME TABLE SQL statement, and I was able to put the long name on it - very cool!

So your colleague could use DDS to create the file, and you could have a command that uses RUNSQL to do the RENAME.

Here is an example -

RENAME TABLE DP2TEST/ACEAPP TO LONGVERSIONACEAPP FOR SYSTEM NAME ACEAPP

Be careful to specify the system name - otherwise it'll be changed to something like LONG000001 in this case.

HTH
Vern

On 10/21/2014 3:59 PM, John R. Smith, Jr. wrote:

I looked for an SQL group to post this to but did not see one so I'm going
to post it here.

I need to create a file on the iSeries using DDS that has both a physical
file name and an alias name (not sure that is the right term). Basically I
need to reference it as "INVNBR" in RPGLE FSpecs and "INVOICE_NUMBER_TABLE"
when using SQL.

Is there any way to do that with DDS?

By the way, creating the file via DDS was a mandate from a dinosaur that
refuses to learn SQL.