Re: SQL - CTE - Insert

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Loyd...that explains why I can't do inserts.

On 10/4/06, lgoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <lgoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As of V5R2, CTEs can be used only for selects. I too would like the use
> CTEs
> for deletes as well as inserts. It could be (at least with deletes) that
> using a CTE means using a copy of the data instead of the data itself; so
> the references required to perform a delete do not exist. Not sure why the
> restriction on inserts.
>
> Loyd Goodbar
> Senior programmer/analyst
> BorgWarner
> E/TS Water Valley
> 662-473-5713
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Ryan [mailto:michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 08:12
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: SQL - CTE - Insert
>
> Well, looking at Charles example of a CTE, I thought I would try this:
>
> with stuff as (Select xmmail, xmsmn1, min(xmcdte) From posmstp
> Where xmmail <> ' ' Group by xmmail, xmsmn1) INSERT INTO
> NEWSYS/EMLslsP (Esemp#, Esemail, esactive, escred) from (select * from
> stuff)
>
> But I get this error:
> Keyword INSERT not expected. Valid tokens: ( SELECT.
>
> This works fine:
>
> with stuff as (Select xmmail, xmsmn1, min(xmcdte)
>                From posmstp
>                Where xmmail <> ' '
>                Group by xmmail, xmsmn1)
> select xmmail, xmsmn1 from stuff
>
> Does an Insert not work with a CTE like this?
>
> Also, prompting isn't supported when I use a CTE - is that just the way it
> is?
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