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Sharon,

You need to separate your SQL statement in different sections. For
example, you could have a first section with the "base" SQL:

BaseSQLString = 'SELECT * FROM XYZ WHERE";

After that, you could have as many strings as parameters you need:

If %Trim(Parm1) <> '' THEN;
BaseSqlString = %Trim(BaseSQLString) + %Trim(Parm1);

If %Trim(Parm2) <> '' THEN;
BaseSqlString = %Trim(BaseSQLString) + " AND " + %Trim(Parm2);

etc.

Just do the same with the "SORT BY" statement and do the EXECUTE after that.

HTH,

Luis Rodriguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries



On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Wintermute, Sharon
<Sharon.Wintermute@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wanted to use parameterized versions but how are you going to build a where statement with from 1 to 13 different fields and 13 different sort fields with one dynamic select?

I need to be able to dynamically build and recreate the sql on the fly:
 Select * from XYZ where fld2 = 'DD' order by fld4
 Select * from XYZ where fld3 = 'D' and fld6 = 99 order by fld2
 Select * from XYZ where fld1 = 'A' and fld2 = 'DD' and fld3='D' and fld9=0 order by fld5

I can dynamically change the 'VALUES' but how do I dynamically change the 'FIELDS'?

Every time they press enter it can change the select dramatically.

Sharon Wintermute


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 3:17 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: SQL Problem

Sharon,

You're doing something wrong.  Dynamic SQL will let you change
anything you want.
Post some code along with the error messages.

Note however, if you have something like so

wSQL = 'select * from XYZ where fld2 = ' + QUOTE + inFld2Value + QUOTE;

you are opening yourself up to SQL injection attacks.  Instead, you
should use parametrized statements:

wSQL = 'select * from XYZ where fld2 = ?';

/exec SQL prepare C1 from :wSQL;

/exec SQL open C1 using :inFld2Value;

Lastly, you may not even need dynamic statements; you'd be surprised
what you can do statically...

/exec-sql
  select * from XYZ
   where
          ( :inFld2Value = ' ' or fld2 = :inFld2Value )
    and ( :inFld3Value = ' ' or fld3 = :inFld3Value )
   order by
       case
          when :inFld2Value <> ' ' then fld4
          else fld2
       end

HTH,
Charles

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Wintermute, Sharon
<Sharon.Wintermute@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That doesn't work when they change the select.

Basically it comes in the first time as 'Select * from XYZ where fld1 =
'2'  order by fld3

Then if they change the screen value it could be:
       Select * from XYZ where fld2 = 'DD' order by fld4
Or:  Select * from XYZ where fld3 = 'D' and fld6 = 99 order by fld2

The where clause changes and the order by clause changes.

It doesn't allow the second prepare. Do I just not use prepare?


Sharon Wintermute

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jdavis@xxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:38 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: SQL Problem

I would use dynamic SQL and not static.  You will build your statement
before executing it.

Something like this

Sql_Statment = 'Select * From XYZ';

If Cond1 <> Blanks;
 Sql_Statement = %Trim(Sql_Statement) + 'where XXXX'
EndIf;

and so on and so on.

The use Exec sql prepare statement and everything else the same.


Jeff Davis




"Wintermute, Sharon" <Sharon.Wintermute@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
10/19/2009 02:29 PM
Please respond to
RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


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Subject
SQL Problem






I have a new situation I have not encountered before. I have a work with
display that can have up to 13 different position to values with 13
different sorts.   Seems like the perfect candidate for sql.



All my other sql routines use a standard prepare, declare, open, fetch
close with one cursor.  I thought if I closed the cursor I might be able
to re-open it with a different prepare but no luck.  It doesn't allow
that. (Figures).



Basically I can use 1 to 13 different position-to fields and one sort at
a time.



So how do I go about this?





Sharon Wintermute



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