RE: if defined syntax in sql rpg?

>
> 3. ask if there is a way to put the SQL statements in a string and then
> pass that string to the SQL engine (like MySQL or postgres does).  Maybe
> like:
>
> C     eval    string = 'EXEC SQL DECLARE C1 CURSOR FOR blah ...'
> C<somehow tell the SQL machine to run the contents of string <string> >
>
> So how about it?  Is there a way to do option 3?
>
Yes you can do #3.  Here's an example that creates an index.

D SQLStmt         s           1024    varying
D
C                   eval      SQLStmt = 'CREATE INDEX ' + %trim(lN) +
C                             '/' + %trim(idxN) + ' ON ' +
C                             %trim(lN) + '/' + %trim(fN) +
C                             ' (' + %trim(idx) + ')'
C
C/exec sql
C+ PREPARE DYNSQLSTMT FROM :SQLstmt
C/end-exec
C
C/exec sql
C+ EXECUTE DYNSQLSTMT
C/end-exec


Phil


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