Re: RE: if defined syntax in sql rpg?

You can use the PREPARE statement, e.g.:

c/Exec Sql
c+    declare s statement
c/End-Exec

. . .

c/Exec SQL
c+  declare C1 cursor for s
c/End-Exec

 . . .

c        eval    sqlStm = '<whatever>'

 . . .

c/Exec Sql
c+    prepare s from :sqlStm
c/End-Exec

. . .

c/Exec SQL
c+ open C1
c/End-Exec

. . .

<etc>

I think there was a discussion a while ago on the performance implications
of "prepare" -- because the SQL precompiler has no idea what statement
will be executed, it can't to any optimization, as it normally (?) might.
I don't think the hit is necessarily very big, though, and for your
application this could be just what you're looking for.

hth


rpg400-l@midrange.com writes:
>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?
>
>James Rich


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