RE: return the binary value in SQL statement.

With the Interpret Function (as Niels mentioned) you can convert the
HEX-Value of the Message Key into an Integer Value.
Select Message_Key, Interpret(Message_key as integer), a.*
from Table(QSYS2.Joblog_Info('*')) a;

In you RPG program you should no longer use the Binary data type. And 4B 0
in RPG is not the same as 4-Byte Binary. The RPG variable should/must be
defined as 10I 0.

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-----Original Message-----
From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Niels
Liisberg
Sent: Mittwoch, 6. Oktober 2021 16:44
To: RPG programming on IBM i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: return the binary value in SQL statement.

Use the interpret() function

ons. 6. okt. 2021 kl. 16.21 skrev David Gibbs via RPG400-L <
rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

On 10/6/21 9:09 AM, Gerald Magnuson wrote:

doing something wrong.
using the TABLE(QSYS2.JOBLOG_INFO('*')) function.
I want to return the MESSAGE_KEY.

D wMsgKey s 4b 0
exec sql
select MESSAGE_KEY into :wMsgKey
from TABLE(QSYS2.JOBLOG_INFO('*'))
where MESSAGE_TYPE = 'COMPLETION'
ORDER BY ORDINAL_POSITION DESC
FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY;

on compile I get : SQL0303 Variable WMSGKEY not compatible or
value too long.

Check out https://ibm.co/3aeHq1y

You'll need to declare the variable with a SQLTYPE keyword.

dcl-s wMsgKey SQLTYPE(BINARY:4);

That's just a guess at the syntax though.

david

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