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Don't get stuck in the SELECT * trap =>> you need to be in control of what columns you present - no sweat.
Or just a little sweat!! You can use literals - numeric of alpha - as place holders. HTH Vern At 07:37 PM 2/28/2007, you wrote:
I like the union idea, but the 2 files don't have duplicate layouts and I need more of the fields from file1 then file2. Is there a way of creating a place holder field, something like Select clientnumber, name, address, phonenumber from File1 Where phonenumber = '2015551212' Union Select clientnumber, filler1, filler2, phonenumber * from File2 Where phoneNumber = '2015551212'; -----Original Message----- From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Campin Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:15 PM To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: imbedded sql sytax question Aren't we just talking a Union here? Select * from File1 Where phonenumber = '2015551212' Union Select * from File2 Where phoneNumber = '2015551212'; -- This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l. -- This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing list To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l.
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