RE: update with select in sql

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: James Rich
>
> Here is what I tried:
>
> update JAMES/INSHIP set SHTEL# =
>       (select CMTEL from JAMES/ARCUST where
>       SHCOMP = CMCOMP and
>       SHBRAN = CMBRAN and
>       SHACC  = CMACC and
>       SHCODE = '00' and
>       SHTEL# = ' ')
>       where exists (select * from JAMES/ARCUST where
>       SHCOMP = CMCOMP and
>       SHBRAN = CMBRAN and
>       SHACC  = CMACC and
>       SHCODE = '00' and
>       SHTEL# = ' ')

Just a quick question... is there a reason NOT to do this in RPG?  Even if
the appropriate logicals didn't exist, it seems it would be easier and more
straightforward to create a couple of temporary logical views or OPNQRYFs
and then run a simple four or five line RPG program.

I know SQL does great things - I've actually managed to get something like
this to work - but sometimes RPG is easier to use.  Just a thought.

Joe