Re: Embedded SQL For Screen Load

Yes. Position to. Whatever SQL supports.

You have to have something that support Greater Than or Equal. or Less
than. The other way I have done it is to map into user space and load all
into a user space and load from array mapped to user space. Just did that
where I wanted to do a dynamic shift on the screen.


On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

And do your SQL screen have a simple "position to" that works exactly like
it would with native RPGLE?

Or are you actually taking advantage of SQL abilities?

If the latter, then you've proved my point.

Charles

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Disagree. Have been using SQL to write screens for 10 years. No problems.


On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 2:56 PM, <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Really? What about the following?

where db_column >= :search

Lot's of posts over the years detailing the hoops needed in SQL to

do a

position to (and provide the exact functionality you have now).

Not

really

worth the effort IMO.

It's not the same.​ From a SETLL, you can read forward or backward.

The

SQL above only allows forward.

If you want to allow seamless (to the user) forward or backward, you've

got

hoops to jump through.

It can be done, but there's more effort for no benefit. Just leave it

as

native I/O.

If you what to move to SQL, then move to SQL. Forget "Position to" and

use

"Starts with" or "Contains" or whatever. Consider distinct sort by
functionality.

So instead of being able to simply position to a customer name, your

user

can get a list of customers with State=TX ordered by Zip code for

instance.

Charles
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