Re: Using SQL between 2 machines

<Darryl>
I need to write some code that will work with 2 systems. I believe I am
missing something because when I tried to use SQL between 2 systems, the
system would only allow me to use 1 system at a time.

I am using a CONNECT.

This is for a V5R4 system.

I need to do the following and would prefer to do it in 1 instruction:

Insert into remote_system.Table (Select * from local.system.Table)

The tables are identical.

Can this be done or will I have to use RPG to read 1 record at a time and
write it out to the CONNECTed file?

TIA
</Darryl>

three part names are not allowed with V5R4 and even on V7R1 they are not allowed for a table to insert data, you could only pull data from a remote system, inserting into a local table.
Pulling data from a remote system, inserting into a local table could be easily accomplished by a QMQRY (STRQMQRY has a parameter to specify a (local) outfile.
To push data from alocal to a remote system you would need a SQLRPGLE programm.
- connect to the remote database
- use set connection to toggle connections
- read from one system
- set connection to the other system
- write out the data
- set connection to the source system
...

The QMQRY and RPG solution used in conjunction with ArdGate the remote system could be any JDBC capable database system of the market.

D*B