RE: OPNQRYF

On Wednesday, July 15, 1998 4:09 PM, Goodbar, Loyd (AFS-Water Valley) 
[SMTP:LGoodbar@afs.bwauto.com] wrote:
> When using OPNQRYF, CPYFRMQRYF or RUNQRY, is it possible to select
> particular columns for reporting? In other words, I have columns A, B,
> and C in a file. I only want to see columns A and C in my output. Can I
> do that? (I don't have Query/400 available for quick queries...)

Loyd,
  I *think* RUNQRY is a part of Query/400.  You can use QMQRY for quickies 
with some tinkering.  Basically, you edit an SQL statement in a source 
member and CRTQMQRY to create an object that you execute via STRQMQRY. 
 Midrange Computing did a generic one some time ago, and I think that 
David Gibbs has posted my modified version on his web site: 
http://www.midrange.com  QMQRY will run on any /400 even if it doesn't 
have Query/400 licensed product installed.  <Shameless plug *ON>If you 
like it, send David (not me) some money for making it available!  I'm sure 
if you email him he'll be happy to provide an address...<Shameless plug 
*OFF>

If you want to use OPNQRYF, you control what columns are returned by the 
file you specify for the FORMAT parameter.  So, if you have a file MASTER 
with NAME, AD1, CITY, ZIP, CRDLMT and you wanted to show only NAME and 
CITY, you'd make a new file (say MASTEROQ) that only has NAME and CITY. 
 Specify this file on the FORMAT parameter and your access path will have 
only the 2 fields you want in it.  Then, CPYFRMQRYF will produce a 
physical file with those records in it.  Kind of a long way to go for a 
quick query...

hope this helps,

Buck Calabro
Commsoft, Albany, NY
mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net

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