You could do that long before the %fields() BIF by using EXCEPT vs.
write/update.
From: "Schutte, Michael D" <Michael_Schutte@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 09/08/2011 10:13 AM
Subject: RE: advantages of using embedded sql
Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
FYI,
You can do that now with RLA too.
Update record %Fields(field1);
Of course you do have to read the record before you could update it.
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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Åke Olsson
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 9:17 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: advantages of using embedded sql
A few things:
With SQL it is a lot easier to avoid record lock situations. (A SELECT
does not lock a record).
You can update one field only w/o touching every field in a record.
Med vänlig hälsning / Best regards
Åke H Olsson
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