Create View

I need to read a "flat" file with (hundreds) of sql.

The file is very simple:

A status field
A record type field
A key field
A data field

the data field is the problem since all RPG programs read it via external DS 
but of course Sql
cannot.

I'd like to define a view for each type of DS so I can use them freely via Sql 
without having to
hardcode positional substring in the statements.

Basically I know how to do it:

CREATE VIEW MUTABCAB0F (TACDCABINA, TADSCABINA, TADATARILA)
AS SELECT                                                 
SUBSTR(TBCDELEME, 1, 5) ,                                  
SUBSTR(TBDATITAB, 1, 50) ,                                 
DATE(SUBSTR(TBDATITAB, 51, 10))                            
FROM MUTABEL00F                                           
WHERE TBSETTORE = 'CAB'

The view is working but it's really poor since the fields generated are not 
referenced to the
original DS.

How can I mimic the LIKE statement of the CREATE TABLE on CREATE VIEW?

Thanks in advance
Marco


                
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