RE: trouble converting a sql statement -- MIDRANGE-L

Scott,
That was perfect.
I was sitting here thinking I needed to use %char to convert it to a string, but I didn't think about rewrapping it in the getdatesql function.

Mike

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Mildenberger
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:29 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: trouble converting a sql statement

If currentdate is a date field then you need to use %char to convert to character to put it in sqlstring. Because it is then a literal you may have to wrap it in the sql date function in the string so it is seen as a date in the sql statement.

Scott

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Smith, Mike
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 1:23 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: trouble converting a sql statement

I am trying to convert a static sql statement to allow for some flexibility and I'm having trouble with the dates.

This is the original SQL statement.

declare db2curs cursor for
SELECT TE1DPT,
TEMEMP,
TEMNAM,
TEMBDT,
TEMHDT,
TEMRDT,
integer(floor(:currentdate - getdatesql(TEMBDT)) /
10000) as age,
integer(floor(:currentdate - getdatesql(TEMHDT)) /
10000) as YOS
FROM tremp,
trei1
WHERE TEMEMP = TE1EMP and
TEMEES = 'FR'
Order by age desc;

Currentdate = %date(daterun:*USA0) ;
Getdatesql is a udf that converts an 8 digit date to a date field.

The problem I'm having is with current date.

Here is where I'm at now.
Select ;
When FPEMP = 'F' ;
Sts = 'TEEMES = ' + Q + 'FR' + Q;
When FPEMP = 'P' ;
Sts = 'TEEMES = ' + Q + 'PT' + Q;
EndSl ;

sqlstring =
'select TE1DPT,TEMEMP,TEMNAM,TEMBDT,TEMHDT,TEMRDT,' +
'integer(floor(' + currentdate + ' - getdatesql(TEMBDT)) / ' +
'10000) as age, ' +
'integer(floor(' + currentdate + ' - getdatesql(TEMHDT)) / ' +
'10000) as YOS from TREMP,TREI1 ' +
'WHERE TEMEMP = TE1EMP and ' + STS + 'ORDER BY AGE,DESC';

Exec sql
Prepare SQLStatement from :SQLSTRING;
Exec Sql
Declare db2curs cursor for SQLSTATEMENT ;

So currentdate which is a date, I can't get to be part of sqlstring I feel like I'm missing the obvious here, but I can't get my brain around the solution.

Thanks
Mike
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