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RE: SQL to read CSV file

It works in embedded SQL
... but since it is my example, I'd always suggest to wrap the SQL Statement
in a view.
... and then you can handle the view like any table
... even in CL.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser


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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Gad
Miron
Sent: Montag, 5. Juli 2021 12:47
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: SQL to read CSV file

Thanks Joep, Alan

STRSQL it was.

Tried ACS and it works fine .

Now, will it work in SQLRPGLE program, CLLE with RUNSQL program?


Thanks
Gad


date: Mon, 5 Jul 2021 11:35:11 +0300
from: Gad Miron <gadmiron@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: SQL to read CSV file

Hello guys

Testing IFS_READ_UTF8 / IFS_READ
when issuing
select * from table(IFS_READ('/GAD/ABC.txt')) I get *POINTER *POINTER
*POINTER *POINTER etc.

What am I doing wrong?

TIA
Gad



date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:41:48 +0200
from: "Birgitta Hauser" <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: SQL to read CSV file

Hi Justin,

So in your example the IFS_READ will return multiple rows depending
on
how
many CRLF characters are in your IFS File.
The SPLIT() Function splits at the passed delimiter, it does not
check whether the delimiter is embedded in double quotes or not.
If your *.CSV file consists only of "strings" you may pass the
delimiter ","
to the SPLIT functions. In this case also the leading and trailing
double quotes are removed.
If you need to check if the delimiter is embedded in a "string" or
not,
you
may (as others already suggested) do a reverse engineering, and
retrieve the source code for the SPLIT function (it is not
obfuscated), modify it and create your own SPLIT-Function.

Here is an example how you can read a *.csv file directly from the
IFS
and
split the result into columns. It even removes the leading and
trailing double quotes from a string and converts a few columns into
non-character data types.
... but it uses the original SPLIT function.
With x as (Select * from
Table(IFS_READ_UTF8('/home/YourDir1/YourDir2/YourCsvFile.csv'))),
y as (Select x.*, Ordinal_Position ColKey,
Trim(B '"' from Element) as ColInfo
from x cross join Table(Split(Line, ','))) Select
Line_Number,
Min(Case When ColKey = 1 Then ColInfo End) Your1Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 2 Then ColInfo End) Your2Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 3 Then ColInfo End) Your3Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 4 Then Date(ColInfo) End) Your4Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 5 Then Dec(ColInfo, 11, 2) End) Your5Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 6 Then ColInfo End) Your6Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 7 Then ColInfo End) Your7Col
From y
Group By Line_Number
Order By Line_Number

Mit freundlichen Gr??en / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser





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message: 3
date: Mon, 5 Jul 2021 10:43:07 +0200
from: Joep Beckeringh via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: SQL to read CSV file

Using 5250 / STRSQL. Try Run SQL Scripts (ACS).

Joep Beckeringh


Op 5-7-2021 om 10:35 schreef Gad Miron:
Hello guys

Testing IFS_READ_UTF8 / IFS_READ
when issuing
select * from table(IFS_READ('/GAD/ABC.txt')) I get *POINTER
*POINTER *POINTER *POINTER etc.

What am I doing wrong?

TIA
Gad


date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:41:48 +0200
from: "Birgitta Hauser" <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: SQL to read CSV file

Hi Justin,

So in your example the IFS_READ will return multiple rows depending
on
how
many CRLF characters are in your IFS File.
The SPLIT() Function splits at the passed delimiter, it does not
check whether the delimiter is embedded in double quotes or not.
If your *.CSV file consists only of "strings" you may pass the
delimiter ","
to the SPLIT functions. In this case also the leading and trailing
double
quotes are removed.
If you need to check if the delimiter is embedded in a "string" or
not,
you
may (as others already suggested) do a reverse engineering, and
retrieve the source code for the SPLIT function (it is not
obfuscated), modify it and create your own SPLIT-Function.

Here is an example how you can read a *.csv file directly from the
IFS
and
split the result into columns. It even removes the leading and
trailing double quotes from a string and converts a few columns
into
non-character
data types.
... but it uses the original SPLIT function.
With x as (Select * from
Table(IFS_READ_UTF8('/home/YourDir1/YourDir2/YourCsvFile.csv'))),
y as (Select x.*, Ordinal_Position ColKey,
Trim(B '"' from Element) as ColInfo
from x cross join Table(Split(Line, ','))) Select
Line_Number,
Min(Case When ColKey = 1 Then ColInfo End) Your1Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 2 Then ColInfo End) Your2Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 3 Then ColInfo End) Your3Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 4 Then Date(ColInfo) End) Your4Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 5 Then Dec(ColInfo, 11, 2) End)
Your5Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 6 Then ColInfo End) Your6Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 7 Then ColInfo End) Your7Col
From y
Group By Line_Number
Order By Line_Number

Mit freundlichen Gr??en / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser





------------------------------

message: 4
date: Mon, 5 Jul 2021 08:44:49 +0000
from: Alan Shore via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: SQL to read CSV file

This looks familiar
Are you running this under strsql or in ACS sql scripts?
I am guessing strsql
Probably need to use ACS




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-------- Original message --------
From: Gad Miron <gadmiron@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 7/5/21 04:36 (GMT-05:00)
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: SQL to read CSV file

Hello guys

Testing IFS_READ_UTF8 / IFS_READ
when issuing
select * from table(IFS_READ('/GAD/ABC.txt')) I get *POINTER *POINTER
*POINTER *POINTER etc.

What am I doing wrong?

TIA
Gad



date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:41:48 +0200
from: "Birgitta Hauser" <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: SQL to read CSV file

Hi Justin,

So in your example the IFS_READ will return multiple rows depending
on
how
many CRLF characters are in your IFS File.
The SPLIT() Function splits at the passed delimiter, it does not
check whether the delimiter is embedded in double quotes or not.
If your *.CSV file consists only of "strings" you may pass the
delimiter ","
to the SPLIT functions. In this case also the leading and trailing
double quotes are removed.
If you need to check if the delimiter is embedded in a "string" or
not,
you
may (as others already suggested) do a reverse engineering, and
retrieve the source code for the SPLIT function (it is not
obfuscated), modify it and create your own SPLIT-Function.

Here is an example how you can read a *.csv file directly from the
IFS
and
split the result into columns. It even removes the leading and
trailing double quotes from a string and converts a few columns into
non-character data types.
... but it uses the original SPLIT function.
With x as (Select * from
Table(IFS_READ_UTF8('/home/YourDir1/YourDir2/YourCsvFile.csv'))),
y as (Select x.*, Ordinal_Position ColKey, Trim(B '"' from Element)
as ColInfo from x cross join Table(Split(Line, ','))) Select
Line_Number, Min(Case When ColKey = 1 Then ColInfo End) Your1Col,
Min(Case When ColKey = 2 Then ColInfo End) Your2Col, Min(Case When
ColKey = 3 Then ColInfo End) Your3Col, Min(Case When ColKey = 4 Then
Date(ColInfo) End) Your4Col, Min(Case When ColKey = 5 Then
Dec(ColInfo, 11, 2) End) Your5Col, Min(Case When ColKey = 6 Then
ColInfo End) Your6Col, Min(Case When ColKey = 7 Then ColInfo End)
Your7Col
From y
Group By Line_Number
Order By Line_Number

Mit freundlichen Gr??en / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser



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