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Re: Limits of SQL SET variable

There are 2 kinds of SET, at a very high level - various SET statements (SET OPTION, SET RESULT SETS, SET variable, etc.), and the SET clause of the UPDATE statement. SET variable is only for a host variable.

There is no SET clause in any form of SELECT that I know of. Think of it - SELECT is a READ operation - you don't change anything in RPG when you do a READ operation.

HTH
Vern

On 9/9/2014 3:05 PM, Gary Thompson wrote:
My limited experience using SET and reading DB2 for i SQL Reference 7.1
leads me to conclude SET can only update the value of a 'host' variable ?

And that SET cannot be used within an SQL Select ?

But, maybe, can be used within an embedded SQL Select where SET is
in a subselect or common table expression ?


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