Re: SQL select into [array]?

[Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx>]

Out of luck. SQL won't accept array elements and into cannot go into an
array.

I put a request for new features that you could do a fetch into an array but
of course who knows if they are ever going to do or at all.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Koester, Michael <mkoester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I am looking for an elegant way to code an embedded SQL statement that
> selects into, where the host target is an array.
>
> As in:
>
> Select Field1, Field2, Field3
>   into :MyArray(1), :MyArray(2), :MyArray(3)
>  From *libl/MyTable
>
>  Where Key1 = :MyKey;
>
>
>
> ... or even
>
> Fetch from MyCursor
> into :MyArray(1), :MyArray(2), :MyArray(3);
>
>
>
> Apparently SQL syntax does not know about using "(1)", "(2)", and "(3)"
> to designate the target array elements.  Is there a way to code that to
> be acceptable to SQL and to the V5R4 pre-compiler?
>
>
>
> I'm hoping not to have to dump the results into a data structure,
> because I ultimately need to reference the results by an index, and it
> would be great to get them to load directly into the array if possible.
>
>
>
> If only I knew the trick...
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Michael Koester
>
>
>
>
>
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