Re: Stored Procedures

Completely incorrect.

Sql Stored Procedures can return data via parameters but they also can
return multiple records via SQL. Those records can either be read one time
or you can open a cursor on them and scroll back and forth through them. Sql
stored procedures can also return multiple result sets which I have done.
The code just needs to do a check for another result set after it processes
the first one. The only requirement is that you must use an SQL statement to
return multiple result sets.

Stored procedures wouldn't be worth much if they couldn't return multiple
records. just like an SQL Select can.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 1:42 PM, <DLee@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello

In talking to one of my fellow programmers, he tells me stored procedures
can't be used to retreive data file data from th iSeries to a network
server. He says they can only be used to pass parameter type data back a
forth.

To me the term SQL means I can select and pull data files back a forth. In
different examples I see on the web, it looks like data can be moved back
and forth.
Since I don't work with the pc world much, only iSeries, I'm not real
expert in that area.

I have an application coming up where I where I was planning to use stored
procedures to allow a C# programmer to retreive database data from the
iSeries, so I'm kind of interested in wanting this to work.
What's the real scoop?

Appreciate any help.

Darrell Lee
Information Technology
Extension 17127



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