Re: JSON un-named arrays

Vern,

That's what I tried... I get an SQL Error: SQL State 42926, Sql0443 LOB
and XML locators are not allowed with commit(*none).

I can't find how to overcome that.

Greg

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Subject: RE: JSON un-named arrays

Hi Greg


As for how to do this with stream file, if you mean how do you process a
JSON file in the IFS, there is an SQL function that can pull the JSON file
in to be processed - it's used where Daniel has "insert your json here" -
here's an example - JSON_TABLE(Get_CLOB_From_File(:xmlFilePath),


HTH
Vern


On Mon, 17 Jul, 2023 at 4:05 PM, Greg Wilburn <
gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


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Thanks Daniel!

With this API, the Data portion is only dynamic based on my call to the
REST web service (I passed the value in the "fields" as a parameter to the
web service).

I'm willing to try something new (and I like Run SQL Scripts)...

Just curious how I would use this with a stream file on the IFS? I like
to save my latest response on the IFS.

Thx,
Greg

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Subject: Re: JSON un-named arrays

Hi Greg,

I don't know, if it helps, but you can walk the whole JSON document with
SQL without problems.

select *
from json_table(
'{...insert.your.json.here...}',
'lax $'
columns (
records integer path '$.records',
fields varchar(1000) path '$.fields',
nested path 'lax $.data[*]'
columns (
trano integer path '$[0]',
ref varchar(50) path '$[1]',
duedate decimal(8, 0) path '$[2]',
name varchar(50) path '$[3]',
amount decimal(10, 2) path '$[4]'
)
)
) as json_doc;

As you can see, the named parts are referenced by ".name", whereas the
"unnamed" JSON elements have no named reference, but only the "[index]".
The nested path reference is the JSON equivalent of an table JOIN.

Of course - if the "data" part of the JSON is dynamic, and you have to
detect the columns be the "fields" element, it can get a but complicated.

But even then, you can first split the "fields" list into its elements, an
then construct a dynamic SQL to extract the "data" parts.

So from my POV - SQL is often the easier solution - especially because you
can test it with Run SQL Scripts until everything is "perfect".

HTH and kind regards
Daniel

Am 17.07.2023<http://17.07.2023> um 17:31 schrieb Greg Wilburn <

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:

Typically, I use DATA-INTO and the YAJLINTO parser... But I'm not sure

if that's possible with the JSON below. The array "data" contains an
un-named array of values.

Any suggestions on how handle reading this?
Do I need to use the YAJL "tree-based" method?

{
"records": 4,
"fields": "trano,ref,duedate,name,amount",
"data": [
[
1,
"40061433",
20230719,
"Mudpie",
187.2<http://187.2>
],
[
2,
"40061349",
20230719,
"kiddywampus",
156.21<http://156.21>
],
[
3,
"40062677",
20230721,
"Chase",
70.8<http://70.8>
],
[
4,
"40061703",
20230723,
"Stamford Toys",
110.7<http://110.7>
]
]
}
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