Re: How can I get away from using DFU for data input to Queries?

> How can I get away from using DFU
> as a data input mechanism for queries?

Well, you can use Query Management Query.  There is an answer in the
FAQ about that.  http://faq.midrange.com  I'd bet the archives have
more as well.  Look for QMQRY.  ReXX can do SQL directly, so SAY and
PARSE PULL can be used to feed SQL directly.

address EXECSQL
EXECSQL 'set OPTION COMMIT = *NONE'

select = 'select sys_cname,sys_dname,sys_tname,coltype,',
         'length,coalesce(scale,0),label',
         'from syscolumns where sys_cname like ?'

EXECSQL 'prepare STMTCOL from :select'
EXECSQL 'declare CRSRCOL cursor for STMTCOL'
EXECSQL 'open CRSRCOL using :columname'

say 'Column name' columname 'found in these tables:'

do forever
  EXECSQL 'fetch CRSRCOL into :column,:library,:table,:type,:length,',
           ':scale,:label'
  if sqlcode <> 0 then leave
  say library '/' table '-' column type length scale label
end

>  I'd prefer to use formatted screens/menus and REXX or CL.

You can certainly use display files in CL.  Look up SNDRCVF.

> I can do what I ask on other IBM platforms
> using REXX and screens built with XEDIT
> or the like, but can't seem to find the
> same facility on the iSeries.

Can you post some ReXX code that does what you're after?  There are a
few ReXX'ers on the list, and you might wake up some good
discussion...
  --buck