Re: DB2 Query Manager - newbie questions -- MIDRANGE-L

You can set up relations using DDS or certain SQL statements like CREATE INDEX 
and CREATE VIEW.  The beauty of the DDS is that it can do both functions of the 
SQL.  Many people find this easier to recreate.  Study the concept 'Join 
Logical File'.  Two manuals:
DDS reference
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v4r4/ic2924/info/db2/rbafpmst02.htm
AS/400 database programming
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v4r4/ic2924/info/db2/rbafomst02.htm

Sample
TABLEA has the following columns, among others:
CMCUST - Customer number
CMNAME - Customer name

TABLEB has the following columns, among others:
STCUST - Ship to customer number
STNBR - ship to number
STADR1 - ship to address 1

The DDS for the logical file would look like:
A                                      JDFTVAL          
A                                      DYNSLT           
A          R VIEWR                     JFILE(TABLEA TABLEB)
A          J                           JOIN(1 2)        
A                                      JFLD(CMCUST STCUST)
A            CMCUST                    JREF(1)
A            CMNAME                    JREF(1)
A            STNBR                     JREF(2)
A            STADR1                    JREF(2)
...
A          K CMCUST
A          K STNBR







DThomas@lpw-mdi.com on 05/04/99 01:34:20 PM
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Subject:        DB2 Query Manager - newbie questions

1) I want to verify that we are not overlooking some basic functionality of
DB2.  Is there any type of repository or data dictionary where relations (ie
join conditions) between files can be stored?  Without this, we've been
using 'template' queries for typical file combinations which users copy and
use as their starting point in developing a query.  I attended a session at
Comdex a few weeks ago and in the MS Sqlserver 7.0 demo it appeared that
file relationships are maintained within the database.
2) Is there a way to force page breaks for various break levels specified in
report formatting?
3) Is there a way for a single detail line to span multiple lines?

Dan Thomas
Sr. VP Information Systems
Medical Distribution, Inc.
4500 Progress Blvd
Louisville, KY  40218-5058
Phone (502) 454-9013 ext 120
email  DThomas@lpw-mdi.com

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