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On 2/15/11 6:44 AM, David FOXWELL wrote:

I need to find if a transaction of a particular type and amount
exists for a client.

I cannot remember how to apply the SQL Exists( ) to look for the
transaction.

Select '1' from ????
where exists ( select * from mytable
where myfield = 'myfield')

<<SNIP>>


select '1' /* or e.g. left(char(count(*)),1) */
from qsys2/qsqptabl /* sysdummy1 equivalent */
where exists ( select '1'
from mytable
where TransType=:TT
and TransAmnt=:TA )

If there is an INDEX with TransType and TransAmnt as [the leftmost] keys, then the access could be "index-only" against the "mytable" data to validate existence. That SQL would perform almost as fast or even faster than a SETLL across repeated requests [since building the access plan and first open], for various replacement values for the transaction-type and transaction-amount variables.

Regards, Chuck

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