Dynamic select, null dates, -183, COALESCE, CRTSQLRPGI, DATFMT(*ISO)

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I’m trying to solve the problem of SQL –183 errors when reading from a DDS
PF and finding records with null dates (the null date is valid).

After a couple of RTFM and RTFFAQ’s sessions, I’m getting the records (using
this select statement) as long as I specify DATFMT(*ISO) on the CRTSQLRPGI
command.

     C                   eval      q_select = 'Select +
     C                              nuucust,+
     C                               nuueffdt,+
     C                                coalesce(nuucandt,''0001-01-01''),+
     C                                 nuubasis,+
     C                                  nuumode,+
     C                                   nuufsum,+
     C                                    nuufchi,+
     C                                     nuucur,+
     C                                      nuurate,+
     C                                       nuucuser,+
     C                                        nuucts +
     C                                         from nup006 +
     C                                          where nuucust = ' +
     C                                           '''' + nuucust + ''''

Is this approach valid?  Is there some way I can avoid specifying
DATFMT(*ISO), short of CHGCMDDFT?  I tried “H DATFMT(*ISO)” but that didn’t
work.  And how do you deal with SETLL and READE separation anxiety?

Thanks,
Reeve
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