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  3. April 2005

Re: System Tables in DB2/400

You could just create a 1 byte, 1 record file called "DUAL" in QGPL and make
all of your Oracle folks happy...

Just use any file name with one record to get the current timestamp (or any of
the other like-functions.

William


> date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:25:48 -0700 (PDT)
> from: AS400 MAILS <myas400mails@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: System Tables in DB2/400
> 
> Hi
>  
> I am using the following Query in STRSQL
>  
> SELECT current timestamp FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1.
>  
> But i am getting the error as such there is no table exist as
> SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1.
> Also while using an other query with the system tables such as SYSIBM.SYSRELS
> and SYSIBM.SYSFOREIGNKEYS , i am getting same kind of error.
>  I know these are the table hold the system details in DB2.
> Could anyone tell the corresponding table in DB2/400?.
>  
> Any pointer for this could also be helpful.
>  
> Thanks,
> Siva
>

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