Re: Call Query

>All the more reason to avoid OPNQRYF.  There is no ease of maintenance.

Depends on the code. I once wrote a generator for query preselection; the 
generated program created an optimized QRYSLT-string, e.g. when From and To 
were equal it used Field=Value and so on. Only few people had to explore 
the very depths of OPNQRYF, the rest was happy to code just the selection 
and sort criterias.

>Instead use SQL.  People who stick with OPNQRYF belong to one of few
>categories.
>1)  Work for cheap company which refuses to buy SQL.

We have bought it; still prefer OPNQRYF. Embedded SQL did more trouble in 
the past than OPNQRYF. There were more PTF's to apply, and recompile was 
often necessary afterwards.

>2)  Create vendor software with mandate not to force customers to purchase
>SQL.  (When they've already had to purchase 400, rpg compiler, etc.)

Yep, that's on of the better reasons. And: our customers do not need to buy 
a RPG compiler, too.

>3)  Have no s*e*x life and last conquest was figuring out OPNQRYF.

Figuring out how OPNQRYF works had absolutely no effect on my sex life. To 
avoid comments: i'm quite happy with it! (With both - OPNQRYF and my sex 
life ;-)

>4)  Love to use primary files and can do that if they use OPNQRYF instead
>of SQL.

Yep, i love them for reports.

<big snip>

But - SQL is cool, too!

:-)

Mit freundlichen Grüssen / best regards

Anton Gombkötö

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