Re: File Copy

["Nelson C. Smith" <ncsmith@xxxxxxxx>]

Just make a backup copy first.

----- Original Message -----
From: <Gade_R_Reddy@consecofinance.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 11:10 AM
Subject: File Copy


>
> Hello Everybody,
>
> I have the following two physical file...
>
> File 1:
> CUSTID        18S 0      ALIAS(QTE_CUST_ID)
> QUOTID       18S 0      ALIAS(QTE_ID)
> QUOTDT          L         ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_DATE_TIME_STAMP)
> AGNTID          9B 0     ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_AGENT_ID)
> REFFID           9B 0     ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_REFERRAL_ID)
> SLSUNT         3S 0     ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_SALES_UNIT)
> LONAPP         9B 0     ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_LOAN_APP_NUM)
> LONACT         9B 0     ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_ACCOUNT_NUM)
> CLOSTA         4A         ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_FIN_CLOSING_STATE)
> SRCTYP         9B 0     ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_SOURCE_TYPE)
> PEZLON         9B 0      ALWNULL   ALIAS(QTE_LOAN_TYPE)
>
> File2:
> CUSTID          9P 0
> QUOTID         9P 0
> QUOTDT          L
> AGNTID        10P 0
> REFFID         10P 0
> SLSUNT         3P 0
> LONAPP       10P 0
> LONACT       10P 0
> CLOSTA         2A
> SRCTYP      10P 0
> PEZLON       10P 0
>
> When i copy the File1 to File2, i run the following Sql statement...
>
> C/EXEC SQL
> C+ INSERT INTO File2 (CUSTID, QUOTID, QUOTDT, AGNTID,
> C+                  REFFID, SLSUNT, LONAPP, LONACT, CLOSTA, SRCTYP,
PEZLON)
> C+ SELECT CUSTID, QUOTID,
> C+         IFNULL(QUOTDT,DATE('1900-01-01')),
> C+         IFNULL(AGNTID,0),
> C+         IFNULL(REFFID,0),
> C+         IFNULL(SLSUNT,0),
> C+         IFNULL(LONAPP,0),
> C+         IFNULL(LONACT,0),
> C+         IFNULL(CLOSTA,'--'),
> C+         IFNULL(SRCTYP,0),
> C+         IFNULL(PEZLON,0)
> C+ FROM File1
> C/END-EXEC
>
>
> My question is, when i run the sql statement, do you guys think i would
have any chance is loosing the data ( like truncation ..).
>
> I did check the values in File2, it seems ok to me but i want to know what
you guys think.
>
> Please let me know if you guys think there would any chance that data
would be lost when i copy the data to file2.
>
> Thanks.
> Gade.
>
>
>
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