Re: Big reason to avoid SYSDUMMY1

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

The first syntax makes more sense to me. Glad to hear it performs better
too.

Actually the second syntax seems so contrived; it's awful to read.

On Thu, Jul 8, 2021 at 5:41 AM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Just read this blog on why you should use the VALUES statement instead of
> SYSDUMMY1.
> Basically this
> VALUES CURRENT TIMESTAMP INTO :hv1
> Will blow the doors off of
> SELECT CURRENT TIMESTAMP INTO :hv1 FROM sysibm.sysdummy1
>
>
> https://db2ibmi.blogspot.com/2021/07/tale-of-tape-sysdummy1-vs-tableless-sql.html
>
>
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