Re: Using STRSQL against a DDM file

[Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

You can't use SQL directly against a DDM file, but you can do a
CONNECT to the remote database, and then you can do all the selects
and stuff. You'll need to ADDRDBDIRE entry on the remote system.

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Alan Shore <ashore@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Morning all
> On one system (system A), I have a DDM file connecting to another system (system B)
> I have to pull data from this DDM file on system A, but when attempting this in STRSQL, I get the message
> File not table, view, or physical file.
> Which is true
> I have attempted to use an OVRDBF with the same result
> I have used CPYF and copied this DDM file to another file and was able to use this CPYF file, but I was wondering if anyone had found a way to use SQL against a DDM file?
> As always, all responses MUCH appreciated
>
> Alan Shore
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