RE: Embedded SQL in RPGLE pgm

This reminds me of a question that I always seems to forgot to ask.

If the following sql result in updating thousands of records and one of the 
record is lock by another job.  I think the update will stop up to that point 
and the sql status will be set to something other than 0 and the program 
continue on to the next statement.
   
     C/Exec Sql
     C+ UPDATE MYFILE 
     C+ SET FIELDA = 'XXX' 
     C+ WHERE FIELDB = "YYY'
     C/End-Exec 

Question:
1) If the above is coded in RPG using do loop, I can easily check for record 
lock and send a message to user to get out of the record within a certain time 
or his/her job will be terminated.  Is there a way to do the same thing when 
doing this type of update in embedded sql? 

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Ok,
I've searched the archives but can't find (or don't know what I'm looking 
for) any examples of an UPDATE statement using field names that I want to 
build.  I know how to do it using a plain SELECT statement and creating a 
literal statement and then running it.  But what I'm trying to do this 
time is something like:
     C/Exec Sql
     C+ UPDATE PUBWRK/WPUSCHEDLE 
     C+ SET %Trim(ctrName) = %Char(retField), 
     C+ %Trim(appName) = %Char(retField)
     C+ WHERE %Trim(dateName) = %Char(inPickupDate)
     C/End-Exec 

but I don't think I'm doing this right at all am I?
Frustrated beyond all belief today...

Ron Power
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