RE: Using sql to update a running sequence number on each successive record in a file

AH-HA
One dope-slap to me
Charles - what you were saying FINALLY clicked (to a certain extent)
Still not too sure about the numbers table and creating one - BUT - we do have a file that already exists containing numbers from 1 to !!!!! (really high number) that I can use
So I just substituted the field name and file name
Works like a charm
MUCH appreciated

Alan Shore
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Shore
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 5:11 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Using sql to update a running sequence number on each successive record in a file

Thanks for the reply Charles
Well - I did what you suggested - and didn't get much of a response.
And what response I did get doesn't make much sense I've GOT to be missing something Let me try again

Alan Shore
E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx
Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 4:53 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Using sql to update a running sequence number on each successive record in a file

Google SQL and "numbers table"

now consider
select 'P', b.num, c.num, d.num
from numtbl B, numtbl C, numtbl D
where b.num between 1 and 99
and c.num between 1 and 7
and d.num between 1 and 7

Not sure what to make of "only insert the record, if the record is not already there". With what you've told us, there's no reason to go to the
additional trouble. It's easier to simply generate the whole table.

Assuming there's more to it, I'd generate the whole thing above, then update the new table with data from the existing. If you are on 7.1, you could take advantage of the MERGE statement.

HTH,
CHarles



On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Alan Shore <ashore@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi guys
First of all apologies for the subject line.
I'm not too sure if it explains what I am looking for.
Anyway - before I forget - we are on V5r4

What I need to do is add records to a particular file.
The file record is pretty simple
FieldA 1
FieldB 2 0
FieldC 1 0
FieldD 3 0

FieldA will be a constant value P
FieldB values 1 thru 99 inclusive
FieldC values 1 thru 7 inclusive
FieldD values 1 thru 7 inclusive

The new records need to be as the following
FieldA FieldB FieldC FieldD
P 1 1 1
P 1 1 2
P 1 1 3
P 1 1 4
P 1 1 5
P 1 1 6
P 1 1 7
P 1 2 1
P 1 2 2
Etc.
FieldC will eventually max out at 7, changing to 1 with the next
record while FieldB will go to 2 Hopefully, this makes sense - but the
question becomes - is this possible to do in SQL?
Then as if that's not hard enough, only insert the record, if the
record is not already there.
I probably will have to do this in RPGILE, but I was just wondering if
it could be done in SQL I tried googling count and sequence to no
avail

Anyway - as always - all answers gratefully accepted

Alan Shore
E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx
Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640


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