Re: ILE RPG suggestions -- RPG400-L

I agree about the precompiler.  I've had to virtually abandon all my /copy
members that used compiler directives to bring in only selected sections of
code.  The precompiler ignores them and brings in everything.  I've also had
to rename local variables in subprocedures because the precompiler thinks
they are doubly defined.  Also, if you declare a cursor, for example, in one
subroutine and open it in another, the subroutine with the declare better be
physically listed ahead of the subroutine with the open, or the precompiler
thinks it is out of order even though you call them in the right order, and
on and on...

I haven't been able to return the cursor to a calling program, but I have
been able to return multiple record sets by using a pointer to a multiple
occurrance data structure in the calling program.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric N. Wilson <doulos1@home.com>
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: ILE RPG suggestions


>I also agree with the suggestion that SQL precompiler be improved.
>
>For example why can't we bind a cursor to the call of a stored procedure. I
>do not want to have to program to the CLI (way too painful)
>
>And why can we not declare an array of host variables and return them to
the
>caller as a recordset like you can in C. I DO NOT want to create temp
tables
>and return a cursor to them. (too much overhead)
>
>If the above two things were not possible in other languages on the AS/400
>then I would not complain so much. I just want there to be parity between
>language implementations on the AS/400. Which has gotten LOADS better since
>V3R2. Hans and folks I really appreciate all the work you are doing.
>
>Thanks
>Eric
>
>______________________________________________
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>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dave Mahadevan <mahadevan@fuse.net>
>To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
>Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 9:11 AM
>Subject: Re: ILE RPG suggestions
>
>
>> I love this DS implementation for External defined file formats.   Could
>use it
>> right now.
>>
>> Talking of SQL in RPG.  Can this be better implemented?.  For example
>currently
>> you have to use  all those SQLDA and Fetch and those incredible
difficulty
>in
>> parsing for dynamic SQL.   The CRTSQLRPGI compiler is extremely non
>descriptive
>> on errors and trying to do debug is another problem altogether.  For
>example,
>> one field in the fetch ds not agreeing with the select can cause severe
>> headaches on a debug.  I am sure others have similar issues with SQL
>> implementation within RPG.
>>
>> Another suggestion, can library name be allowed in the EXTNAME keyword?
>>
>> Also, data area objects should have the ability of dynamic assignments.
>> Currently, you have to explicitly specify the data area name in factor2.
>The
>> DEFINE  should accept  a field name in the traditional 20 character
>> implementation used in API's.
>>
>> John Carr wrote:
>>
>> > Speaking of reading into a D/S with a subset of fields; .........
>> >
>> > I want to have a D/S   with (say)  5 fields from the file,   and then
do
>a
>> > SQL  FETCH
>> > and have the FETCH be smart enough to map FIELD NAME TO FIELD NAME !!!!
>> > (from file fields  to D/S  fields with same name)
>> > Is that so freaking hard ?????
>> >
>> > I just want to do a fetch into a host D/S without having to specify
each
>> > field on the fetch verb.
>> > Oh Well,    Maybe we will get some MULTI-PASS compiler improvements.
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Thank You.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net
>>
>>
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