Re: Can I use DDS to create an SQL table name

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

no not really...

You can create the file with DDS, then use SQL DDL (RENAME) to give it a
long name...



On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 4:59 PM, John R. Smith, Jr. <smith5646@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I looked for an SQL group to post this to but did not see one so I'm going
> to post it here.
>
> I need to create a file on the iSeries using DDS that has both a physical
> file name and an alias name (not sure that is the right term). Basically I
> need to reference it as "INVNBR" in RPGLE FSpecs and "INVOICE_NUMBER_TABLE"
> when using SQL.
>
> Is there any way to do that with DDS?
>
> By the way, creating the file via DDS was a mandate from a dinosaur that
> refuses to learn SQL.
>
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