Re: Using STRSQL against a DDM file

Kinda but not really.

SQL allows using multiple connections within a single unit of work, just not distributed requests. Same as DDM. Use SET CONNECTION to switch connections.

Mark Murphy
STAR BASE Consulting, Inc.
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From: Charles Wilt
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Date: 06/21/2011 10:01AM
Subject: Re: Using STRSQL against a DDM file

Nope you're right, you can only connect to one DB at a time...

It's a limitation of DB2 for i which no other RDBMS including DB2 for LUW has...


Charles

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Alan Shore <ashore@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks for your reply Vern
What you are saying is in fact what I am finding out
The only problem (unless I am wrong - which no longer surprises me) with using remote SQL is that I won't be able to use files on the local system as well as the DDM file.

Alan Shore
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 9:21 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Using STRSQL against a DDM file

It's not allowed, Alan - I'm sure you will see a message to that effect in STRSQL.

Instead, find out what the file is that the DDM file points to and use remote SQL to get to it - that would include adding an entry to the relational database list - WRKRDBDIRE is the command to start with, I believe.

HTH
Vern

On 6/21/2011 7:53 AM, Alan Shore 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
Programmer/Analyst, Direct Response
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P:(631) 200-5019
C:(631) 880-8640
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