Re: SQL0312 on UPDATE but not on INSERT

Hi Charles,

Well, the RRN works fine on the DELETE; do you know of some reason why it
wouldn't on the update?  Actually, it also works on the update if (as you
suggested) if the individual fields are specified -- we tried that
yesterday.

Yes, this is a simple setup to keep a hot site ready for a customer (a very
small customer running a 170 with v4r4). If they were big enough, we would
definitely recommend a package; but in this situation, I get to learn a
little something.  It looks like we're out of luck even if they currently
have modified the precompiler to allow host structures.  I was trying to
avoid having to specify individual fields, in fact, the more generic the
program, the better -- there are 27 files to handle.  Volume is seasonal,
and even in the peak season is not all that big.

Thanks for the research! Btw, what did you search for?  I think I got hung
up looking for SQL0312 when I should've expanded my search horizons. And all
the documentation I read (SQL Reference Manual, SQL Programming with Host
Languages, etc.) seemed to indicate it would work, e.g. from the SQL
Programming with Host Languages:

"The ILE RPG for iSeries data structure name can be used as a host structure
name if subfields exist in
the data structure. The use of the data structure name in an SQL statement
implies the list of subfield
names making up the data structure."

and from the SQL Reference Manual:

"A host structure can be referenced in any context where a list of host
variables can be referenced. A host structure reference is equivalent to a
reference to each of the host variables contained within the structure in
the order which they are defined in the host language structure
declaration."

There was nothing in the description of the UPDATE ... SET ROW = ..
statement that indicated you couldn't use a host structure.

Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


> Found this in a SQL Precompiler Enhancement Survey:
> http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200106/msg00104.html
>
> "g. Support for host structure in Update statements
>
> The current version of the SQL precompiler lets you specify a data
structure
> in place of a list of host variables in the Select Into, Fetch, and Insert
> statements. The precompiler treats a data structure as if you specified a
> list of the subfields within the data structure. This SQL/400 extension
can
> simplify coding and improve performance in some situations. This
precompiler
> enhancement would let you specify a data structure in an Update statement,
> as well. For example, you might code: Update T Set Row = ( :MyStructure )"
>
> Note that it's from 2001, but perhaps this enhancement has never made it
to production.
>
> I'd give IBM a call to double check.



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