RE: SQL integers and refflds in DDS

["Simonse, Arco \(CMK\)" <ArcoSimonse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you. I begin to think that we will not define integers at all in
our tables.  

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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Joep Beckeringh
Verzonden: dinsdag 19 april 2005 16:07
Aan: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Onderwerp: Re: SQL integers and refflds in DDS

Simonse, Arco (CMK) wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I investigate to use SQL as DDL for a new small project in our
company.
> At this moment we still use DDS as DDL, but we like to make the move 
> to SQL for DDL.
> But when it comes to the display files, I'm still dependent of DDS to 
> define them.
> And there is also the problem: When I use reffld's in my DSPF to the 
> SQL defined files, I got stuck with integers.

Why? It is perfectly possible to define decimal fields in SQL. Only
drawback is you can't specify editing.

Joep Beckeringh



> We wanted to use them for file keyfields, but because they are saved 
> as binary, I can't use them at the same time as reffld in DDS and as 
> integer field in RPG. In RPG I use the EXTBININT keyword, but in DDS 
> there's not such a keyword as far as I know. Are there solutions or 
> workarounds for this problem? And anyway, is it a good idea to define 
> the keyfields as integer keyfields? Or is it better to use the decimal

> type?
> 
> Best regards,
> Arco Simonse
> 
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