RE: Query/400 to RPG program

There is a way to do this, with a little work. 

The RVQMQRY command will extract the query definition to a source file,
which you could then scan. Just be sure to specify ALWQRYDFN(*YES). To do
this to a bunch of queries you would have to write a C/L program which
processes a file created with the DSPOBJD command.

This will only help you find them. They still have to be recreated manually.
The System/38 had a command to create queries, but the AS/400 doesn't for
some reason.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leland, David [SMTP:dleland@Harter.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 5:38 AM
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Query/400 to RPG program
> 
> The one thing I hate about queries is something that was brought up in a
> previous post.  If I make a change to a database file, I can very easily
> compile all RPG programs which reference the file (I use FNDSTRPDM w/
> OPTION(*CMPL) quite a bit).  But, I can't w/ Queries.  I have to manually
> go into each one.  And there isn't a good way to determine which queries
> use the affected file.  For companies which make a lot of database changes
> (our's is one), I strongly discourage Queries.
> 
> Dave 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Rob Berendt [ <mailto:rob@dekko.com>] 
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 7:20 AM 
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com 
> Subject: Re: Query/400 to RPG program 
> 
> 
> What is so bad about Query?  Is this some sort of programmers union 
> uprising?  'The users are access their own data without going through 
> us!  Wait, lets remove the easy maintainability of Query and put it into
> RPG!' 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> danielh@elp.rr.com on 02/25/2000 02:23:59 AM 
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> I just started working with RPG. This company lives on querys! They run 
> around a 80 different ones a day. Is there a good tool that anyone would 
> suggest that would convert querys to code. we run 3.7. 
> 
> Thank you 
> Dan 
> 
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