Re: How to use a host variable with the SQL-function HttpGetClob() ?

Hi Michael,

when I try
EXEC SQL
DECLARE CLOOPWS CURSOR FOR
SELECT
SYSTOOLS.HTTPGETCLOB(
:URL-STRING-CONTENT(1:URL-STRING-LEN)
, '')
FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1
END-EXEC

then I get this error from precompiler:

5770ST1 V7R1M0 100416 Create SQL ILE COBOL Object
WSSQLB
Record *...+... 1 ...+... 2 ...+... 3 ...+... 4 ...+... 5 ...+... 6
...+... 7
232
:URL-STRING-CONTENT(1:URL-STRING-LEN)
5770ST1 V7R1M0 100416 Create SQL ILE COBOL Object
WSSQLB
DIAGNOSTIC
MESSAGES
MSG ID SEV RECORD
TEXT
SQL0104 30 232 Position 37 Token ( was not valid. Valid tokens: )
,.


On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 4:38 PM, <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Let me first qualify my post with the fact I've never worked with
HttpGetClob. That said I have worked with varying length character strings
(VARCHAR) data.

If the actual data coming into your program is VARCHAR, I would think you
were going in the correct direction when you broke the field definition
apart to separate the length from the actual data. i.e.:

01 URL-STRING.
49 URL-STRING-LEN PIC S9(4) COMP-4.
49 URL-STRING-CONTENT PIC X(255).

When you tried that, did you then reference URL-STRING-CONTENT or
URL-STRING? When I've used VARCHAR data, I've always referenced
URL-STRING-CONTENT(1:URL-STRING-LEN)

Also, isn't pic s9(4) two bytes which would only leave x(254) for the
content?

Failing the above test, I would do as Jon suggests and contact IBM. If you
can, I would also compare the pre-compiler generated code for the RPG and
COBOL and check the similarity of what they do.

And please post back to the list when you get it figured out.

Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way International

"COBOL400-L" <cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 02/13/2018
01:00:02 PM:

----- Message from Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Tue, 13
Feb 2018 09:04:28 -0500 -----

To:

"Cobol400-L@Midrange. Com" <cobol400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject:

Re: [COBOL400-L] How to use a host variable with the SQL-function
HttpGetClob() ?

Time for a call to IBM Roman - it should work.

But check your PTF levels first.

Did you look at the generated code and compare with the RPG version?


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

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