RE: SQL pre-compiler & the new Template keyword

Alan, that's good to hear.
I guess my next step is to see if we can get the latest PTF cume (we are never up to date on them). But even so, I found a handout by Barbara Morris stating that the SQL Precompiler, " Supports all the new features in ILE RPG V6R1." Which means I either have a code issue, or I need to open a PMR.

I'll give some more detail (as it turns out the caveat I previously mentioned wasn't exactly what's happening in my situation).

I have a copybook with the following D-spec.
// Shared Templates
D dsTmpl_CalTypTID...
D E DS Qualified Template
D ExtName( 'CALTYPTIDP' )

In the service program module, I have the following code, which does compile:
D ds_CalTypTID E DS ExtName( CalTypTIDP ) Qualified
D Dim( MAX_BLOCK_READ )

However what I want is this, which does not compile (due to SQL below). The Verifier says this is ok for the rest of the RPG code.
D ds_CalTypTID DS LikeDS( dsTmpl_CalTypTID )
D Dim( MAX_BLOCK_READ )

The SQL that uses this DS based on a Template that is failing in the pre-compile is this:
Exec SQL
Fetch CalTypTIDPCursor FOR :epMaxRead ROWS into :ds_CalTypTID;

Precompiler listing:
DS_CALTYPTID 53
DS_CALTYPTID **** 1098

SQL5011 30 1098 Position 59 Host structure array DS_CALTYPTID not
defined or not usable.

Thanks,

Kurt Anderson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
CustomCall Data Systems

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Campin
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 3:46 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: SQL pre-compiler & the new Template keyword

Yep.



On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Kurt Anderson
<kurt.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kurt.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>wrote:

Interesting. I suppose one caveat is that these are procedure
parameters defined like template data structure subfields. Are you doing that as well?

Thanks,
Kurt

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Alan Campin
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 2:40 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Subject: Re: SQL pre-compiler & the new Template keyword

It was at V6R1. I do it all the time

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Kurt Anderson <
kurt.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:kurt.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

Does anyone know if we can expect the SQL pre-compiler to be updated
any time soon to allow for the use of variables that have been
defined like a variable/DS that has the Template keyword specified?
We use the Template keyword a lot. Most of our file encapsulated
service programs include a template of the file in the copybook that
the service program uses for defining pretty much all variables
related to the file (and for prototypes, which is why it's in the copybook).

I'm taking a stab at creating a file encapsulated service program
using SQL instead of native I/O and quickly discovered that the SQL
pre-compiler is not a fan of templates.

I'm at IBM i 6.1.

Thanks,
Kurt Anderson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
CustomCall Data Systems
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