Re: Like string in embedded SQL

you can't use a host variable insite a alfa literal. tri
... where ... like ( '%' concat :myvar concat '%') ...
but be aware that like %something will produce a full table scan

D*B


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From: "Alan Campin" <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 11:55 PM
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Like string in embedded SQL

I need to look for a string like 'Access plan not updated' in an embedded
SQL statement in an RPG program.

If I do the following in STRSQL it works.

SELECT count(*) FROM out132 WHERE OUT132
Like('%Access plan not updated%')

but the following in embedded SQL does not work.

Exec Sql Select Count(*)
Into :Count
From QTEMP/OUT132
Where OUT132 Like('%:InSearchString%');

When I look at the complied there is no data field being moved in so
obviously it is not seeing the ':' in the string.

Any ideas how to code this so it sees the search string?

I know that one solution would be to use dynamic SQL but would like to
ignore that options if I could.
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