Re: AS400 Linked Server - Error when performing UPDATE

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Incorrect.

You can update tables via the linked server.

It's not quite as easy as updating a local MS SQL table, but you can do it.


Charles

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Pat
Landrum<PLandrum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> If I recall correctly, you can only "retrieve but not update" data on
> the iSeries from a linked server connection. You could create a stored
> procedure to do the updating.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Prowak
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:49 AM
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> Subject: AS400 Linked Server - Error when performing UPDATE
>
> Hi,
> I've got my AS400 setup as a linker server to my SQL Server 2005.
>
> When I run a "simple" update (I am updating a char field), I get this
> error:
>
> *OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "AS400 HSGLIB" returned
> message
> "Unspecified error".*
>
> *OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "AS400 HSGLIB" returned
> message
> "[IBM][System i Access ODBC Driver][DB2 for i5/OS]SQL0440 - Routine
> SQLSTATISTICS in SYSIBM not found with specified parameters.".*
>
> *Msg 7311, Level 16, State 2, Line 1*
>
> *Cannot obtain the schema rowset "DBSCHEMA_INDEXES" for OLE DB provider
> "MSDASQL" for linked server "AS400 HSGLIB". The provider supports the
> interface, but returns a failure code when it is used.*
>
> Does anyone know what causes this error or what the workaround is?
>
> TIA,
>
> Dave
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