Re: Differences between STRSQL and embedded SQL

On 20 Mar 2013 14:20, Thomas Garvey wrote:

I'm working on an embedded SQL command that would create a temporary
file of random records from another file. The SQL statement works
when executed interactively using STRSQL, but fails with SQL0117
(Statement contains wrong number of values).

Here's the SQL statement...

create table qtemp/F3003 as
(select IREFFF,rand() as idx from QGPL/F3003
order by idx fetch first 380 rows only) with data

So, F3003

the file by that name in QGPL

exists as a table with 50 fields, and some 40,000 records. This
statement should create a new table in qtemp with 380 records,
consisting only of the IREFFF field and a random number, cast as

named as

field idx.

It works fine interactively. But when this statement is performed in
RPGLE embedded SQL (as a string, which is then PREPAREd and
EXECUTEd), I get the SQL0117. When I look up the SQL0117 explanation,
I don't see that any of the conditions exist.

FWiW the string can be executed with EXECUTE IMMEDIATE instead.

Anyone have any ideas? And I always thought: if I could do it
interactively, I could certainly do it in embedded SQL.

That would occur and be expected if the SQL honored an override of the name F3003 to the database file QGPL/F3003. Check for overrides when the application runs, versus when the STRSQL was being utilized; or use different name for the created file than the selected FROM file.