Re: Select/Update Loop in SQL

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Do you really need to do this in a cursor?

SQL is best for set at a time processing...

You might as well stick with RPG rather than use SQL for RLA...

Charles

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 8:16 AM, Art Tostaine, Jr. <atostaine@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> What's the best way to update a row after it's read and processed in a SQL
> Loop?  Can I just do an update in the loop?
>
> EXEC SQL DECLARE CURSOR C
> DOW SQLSTT = 00000
> EXEC SQL FETCH NEXT
> EXEC SQL UPDATE?
> EXEC SQL FETCH NEXT
> ENDDO
>
> Thanks
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> Art Tostaine
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