Re: SQL and free-format..

[Joel Cochran <jrc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't take this the wrong way, but these issues have been beat to death
on the list recently.  My answers will be short, but check out the
archives and you should find plenty on both of these topics.

Read on...

On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 22:26, Pascal Bellerose wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there another way of embedding SQL statements in free-format RPG than
> using the c specs?

No.

 /free
    someField = someValue ;
 /end-free
c/Exec SQL
c+  Select * from myFile
c+    into :myDS
/end-exec
 /free
   //etc, etc
 /end-free

> Another thing is that a %DATE function that retunrs numeral would be great
> instead of bringing back the c specs for a MOVE.  I really hate it to use
> two coding styles in the same program.

If you are on V5R1 you can download my free library at
http://www.rpgnext.com and use the "dateAsInteger()" procedure.  Check
out the procedure docs at http://www.rpgnext.com/docs/procedures.php.
Certainly not the only way but the work is already done for you, not to
mention it has lots of other goodies as well.

Joel
http://www.rpgnext.com