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Subject: Which is faster at string manipulation and searching? RPG or SQL
From: Chris Holko <christopherholko@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 10:28:42 -0400
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So with regards to searching a long string, which would be a quicker solution overall.

embedded SQL to upper case and search for a substring or upper case via plate and then substring in RPG?

If unknown, what would be the best method to test?

Chris

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