Re: how to make a key on a view?

That doesn't say enough - if it's not a PF, then it must be in the IFS - can you confirm that? Rob gave you a couple commands to help verify where it is.

One reason I can't make the distinction is, we can have TXT source member types - so calling it 'txt' is not enough information.

HTH
Vern

On 1/30/2014 12:28 PM, Hoteltravelfundotcom wrote:

the file is created on the i
as a 'txt' not PF.

I need to have some index on it,


On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

Actually it is not DB2 that has this restriction = it is the SQL
standard that does not allow CREATE INDEX over a view. And I'm not sure
if CREATE INDEX can be done over a PF that does not have DDS source -
CRTPF with RCDLEN only.

HTF.COM - when you say 'txt', are you speaking of a text file in the IFS
or of a file member of type TXT - that'd have to be a source file, I think.

You can't do anything directly with SQL views or LFs over IFS files - as
Gary says, you create a DDS file - and I'll add, CREATE TABLE in SQL can
do the same.

I have to say, I think the terms you are using are mixed up - so please
clarify whether IFS or source files or whatever you are looking at.

Thanks
Vern

On 1/30/2014 11:49 AM, Gary Thompson wrote:

DB2 does not provide a way to "index" a view.
You could copy/convert the .txt file to a dds file that is keyed.

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i HAVE A file that is 'txt' not PF. Can I make a logical DDS LF on that?
if not, how can I make an key index on a view?
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