Re: Question on SQL tables vs PF

I'm just curious - in daily operations, what does this matter? IOW, what
do you differently based on whether a file is a table or not?

Vern

On 8/30/2013 9:12 AM, Gene Burns wrote:

I have a service program to check this:



p CheckTableType...
p b export

d CheckTableType...
d pi 1a
d FilName 10a
d FilLib 10a options(*nopass)

d type s 1a
d sqlOK c '00000'

/free


exec sql
Set Option
Naming = *Sys,
Commit = *None,
UsrPrf = *User,
DynUsrPrf = *User,
Datfmt = *iso,
CloSqlCsr = *EndActGrp;

if %parms() = 1;
exec sql
select table_type into :type
from qsys2/systables
where system_table_name = :FilName;
else;
exec sql
select table_type into :type
from qsys2/systables
where system_table_name = :FilName and
system_table_schema = :FilLib;
endif;

if sqlstate <> sqlOK;
type = *blank;
endif;

return type;

/end-free

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