Re: OPNQRYF - join identical files w/o MAPFLDs???

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Wouldn't this be better served by doing the following in SQL?
select * from rob/x1
union (select * from rob/x2)

For example if rob/x1 contains:
COLA        COLB
xa1         xb1
xa2         xb2

and rob/x2 contains:
COLA        COLB
ya1         yb1
ya2         yb2

You'll get:
COLA        COLB
xa1         xb1
xa2         xb2
ya1         yb1
ya2         yb2

If you need a sample program to process this data, complete with external
field definitions, fetch loop and whatnot, shout back.  What the heck I
created the tables and the join using SQL just to answer your question,
what's a little extra time?  OPNQRYF is just so much cludgier.

However if you will only give up OPNQRYF after you've been terminated for
failure to learn then you could try creating a logical over both files and
access the new logical with OPNQRYF.  Not very flexible.


Rob Berendt

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I'm attempting an OPNQRYF with two identical files in different libraries.
The record formats are identical, as are the field names.  I am joining the
files based on a couple fields.  I am telling the opnqryf to use one of the
record formats from one of the files.

The OPNQRYF command bombs because it wants the MAPFLD parameter specified.
Since the two files are identical, there are LOTS of duplicate file names.

Is there any way of getting around specifying a MAPFLD for each and every
field in the file?  First, that would be a pain in the ...neck... and
second, it's limited to 50 fields.

Any ideas?
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