Re: Inserting packed values into a DB2/400 table via JDBC

Ed

why cant you just say

 "INSERT INTO IT005P " +
         "(ITEM_NUMBER) " +
         "VALUES(47001)";

for your insert statement

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EDoxtator" <doc6502@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <java400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 3:37 PM
Subject: Inserting packed values into a DB2/400 table via JDBC


> Hi All
>
> I've got a table that has several packed columns.  How do I insert packed
> values into this table from a Windows PC via JDBC?  I'm using JTOpen 4.5.
>
> Here is a snippet of the code I'm using to try and create the value:
>
> Connection con = null;
> com.ibm.as400.access.AS400PackedDecimal a = new
>      com.ibm.as400.access.AS400PackedDecimal( 7, 0 );
>
> ::: snipped connection code :::
>
>    // Create and execute SQL Insert
>    Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
>    byte[] b = a.toBytes( new BigDecimal( 47001 ) );
>    String value = b.toString();
>
>    String SQLStmt =
> "INSERT INTO IT005P " +
>         "(ITEM_NUMBER) " +
>         "VALUES(\"" + value + "\")";
>
>    ResultSet rs = con.execute( SQLStmt );
>
> ::: remainder of program snipped :::
>
> Of course, what I see if I log the SQL statement is:
>
> SQL Statement = INSERT INTO IT005P (ITEM_NUMBER) VALUES("[B@16672d6")
>
> Error: [SQL0206] Column "[B@16672d6" not in specified tables.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, I'd really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Ed
>
>
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