RE: SQL prepared statement

Alan,

Don't understand what you are trying to do. But you can't use program variable in any prepared
statements.

You use program variables only in Static SQL statements and parameter markers in prepared statements.
You can't mix and match.

Can't you just use another parameter marker?
Stmt = 'Insert into FILEA SELECT X.*,? from FILEB X
+ 'where X.Field1 = ? and X.Field2 = ? and X.Field3 = ?'

If not then you'll have to prepare this statement each time progfield changes (assuming progfield is
alpha):
Stmt = 'Insert into FILEA SELECT X.*, ' + QUOTE + progfield + QUOTE
+ ' from FILEB X '
+ 'where X.Field1 = ? and X.Field2 = ? and X.Field3 = ?'

Where QUOTE is a const defined like so:
D QUOTE c ''''

HTH,
Charles

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-
bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Shore
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 11:40 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: SQL prepared statement

Hi guys
I have a question with embedded SQL that my instinct says is not possible,
but I will go ahead and ask anyway
I have 2 files that are almost identical in their record formats
FILEA consists of the fields
Field1
Field2
Field3
Field4

FILEB consists of the fields
Field1
Field2
Field3

The difference is that FILEB does not have Field4

Using embedded SQL, can I create a prepared statement something like the
following

INSERT INTO FILEA X.*, :progfield from FILEB X
WHERE X.Field1 = ? and X.Field2 = ? and X.Field3 = ?

where progfield is a program defined variable.

Thanks in advance



Alan Shore

NBTY, Inc
(631) 244-2000 ext. 5019
AShore@xxxxxxxx
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