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Re: Another SQL Question

On Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:25:49 -0500, JackTucky wrote:

I have several different files that all contain a company#. I want to
use SQL to write a new record for every record in the file but change
the company number to 2. All of the other fields remain the same.

Sure. Using *SYSNAMING, you could do this:

CREATE TABLE QTEMP/WORKTBL AS (
SELECT * FROM MYFILE WHERE COMPANY=1 ) WITH DATA;

UPDATE QTEMP/WORKTBL SET COMPANY=2;

INSERT INTO MYFILE
SELECT * FROM QTEMP/WORKTABLE;






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