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  3. August 2006

SQL Statement 'ORDER BY'

I have a question about embedded SQL in an RPGLE program.   The requirement of 
the application is to display a set of data on a screen and then let the user 
select which field to sort on and then display the data in that order.  I know 
that I could create a logical file using each possible selection.  However this 
seems to be a lot of over head.  So I thought I would use SQL  and on the 
?ORDER BY? statement I would use a variable and fill that with the literal I 
wanted to sort on like you can do with most of the statements in SQL.  However 
by my research it looks like you must use either the field name or the position 
in the file.  Has anyone ever done anything like this and if so can you give me 
some suggestions?
   
  Thanks
  Ron 



                        
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