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Birgitta has some procedures and functions that can help with that. I haven't had a chance to try them out yet, but it's high on my list of things to try out. https://github.com/BirgittaHauser/Write-to-IFS-with-SQL


On Thu, 2020-01-16 at 19:12 +0000, Stephen Piland wrote:

If I want to make sure this works in ACS SQL first, how do I save to IFS there? Since can't use host variables there..


Into Clob_file('/temp/sample.json') ?


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Awesome. Thanks. I'll give it a try.


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Instead of Fetch first 10 Rows Only, you use LIMIT and OFSET in composition with a host variable.

But then you need to create multiple IFS files, with different names etc.


HostVar += 10;


with cte as (select * from dbtable Limit 10 Offset :HostVar)

select json_object('data' value json_arrayagg(json_object('id' value id, 'account' value cust_acct)))

into :OutFile

from SysIBM.SysDummy1;




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cursor still isn't needed...


with cte as (select * from dbtable fetch first 10 rows only) select json_object('data' value json_arrayagg(json_object('id' value id, 'account' value cust_acct)))

from cte;


Charles




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Understood. However, the outside vendor that we would be creating

this for is requesting we limit the size of the each file created to

100 rows worth of data for example.


Maybe it isn't possible and I have to go a more 'manual' route.


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You do not need to define a cursor, because you'll build the complete

JSON document within a SQL Statement (which might be a little more complex).

So you will only get a single row! No need to limit the number of rows.


A SELECT ... INTO or VALUES ... INTO will do the job:


DCL-S Outfile SQLType(CLOB_File) CCSID(1208);


Clear OutFile;

Outfile_Name = '/temp/accounts_{timestamp}.json'

Outfile_NL = %len(%trimr(Outfile_Name))

Outfile_FO = SQFCRT;


Exec SQL Values(SELECTStatementThatCreatesTheJSONData) into :OutFile;

If SQLCODE < *Zeros;

//Handle Error;

Else;

//Success

End;


Just a tip. Build your SELECT Statement first within ACS - Run SQL Scripts.

If the JSON document is built correctly, copy the SELECT statement

into your program.



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I was able to build a JSON document with multiple objects (rows from

DB) using json_arrayagg within a json_object and that worked fine.


I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to limit the number of rows

from DB table per IFS created in a SQL cursor like loop?


Pseudo code..

DCL-S OutFile SQLType(CLOB_FILE) CCSID(1208);


Exec sql Declare c1 cursor for json_object('data' value

json_arrayagg(json_object('id' value id, 'account' value cust_acct)))

from DB_Table offset 10 rows; Exec sql open c1;


Dow sqlcod = 0;

Outfile_Name = '/temp/accounts_{timestamp}.json'

Outfile_NL = %len(%trimr(Outfile_Name))

Outfile_FO = SQFCRT;

Exec sql fetch c1 for 10 rows into :Outfile; Enddo;


Exec sql close c1;


I know this isn't 100% 'correct' but hopefully someone gets a clue

what I'm trying to do.


Thanks!


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Select ... INTO can only handle a single return value/row!


In this way you should build the complete JSON document within a

single SELECT statement and write the result into the IFS.

For complex queries use common table expressions (CTE).

In the first (few) CTEs generate the raw data that must be included in

the JSON document.

In the next CTEs build successive the JSON data, starting with the

lowest level and then merging the result of these CTEs in the next

CTEs ... until the complete JSON document is built.


... on the other side it is possible to append data to an IFS table.

You have to change the _FO value to SQLAPP (=Append). After having

changed the File Operation, new data is added to the end of the IFS file.


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Great! Thanks! That did work. It only allows me to fetch the first

row to dump into the IFS file, which makes sense to me.


How could I include multiple JSON messages / 'rows'? Someone

approached us about doing ND JSON, which might be what this would be.

I'm not sure to be honest.


Any thoughts?


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Outfile must be a CLOB_FILE CCSID 1208.


DCL-S OutFle SQLType(CLOB_FILE) CCSID(1208);


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Anyone have any luck writing the encoded JSON out to the IFS like we

have done with XML using sqltype(xml_clob_File) and Select-ing into

that variable? Do I need to convert / cast the JSON_OBJECT into a

CLOB in the SQL? Thanks!


Quick Test...

dcl-s Outfile sqltype(xml_clob_File) ; exec sql Set Option

COMMIT=*NONE,CLOSQLCSR=*ENDMOD,DATFMT=*ISO;


// Prep JSON File

Outfile_Name = %trim('/temp/test.json'); Outfile_NL =

%len(%trimr(Outfile_Name)); Outfile_FO = SQFCRT;


exec sql Select json_object ('upc' value fldupc, 'price' value price)

Into :Outfile From PRICING;




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