RE: Proposal for New RPG BIF

Doesn't address Javier's needs, but kinda somewhat related: Paul Tuohy has a SQLSCALAR service program available for download. https://www.itjungle.com/2016/11/15/fhg111516-story01/

- Dan

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Subject: Re: Proposal for New RPG BIF

I think there is precedent to add functions that used to be only in SQL, to add them as %BIFs in RPG. Examples include the LEFT and RIGHT functions in SQL - a quick look showed me they were in 7.1 of SQL on IBM i, and they were not new then.

So %left and %right were not long ago added in IBM i 7.5 TR3 and 7.4 TR9. We can very simply use embedded SQL functions, of course, yet, at the same time, I'm less interested in using an SQLRPGLE member for a simple or single function like this. The community can vote on it - we shall see what happens!

Cheers
Vern

On 7/31/2024 12:56 AM, Birgitta Hauser wrote:

You have a SPACE scalar function in SQL ... so just use embedded SQL
and you have the function.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

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