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My votes: Db2 for i

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Don't fail if SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_SPREADSHEET is empty

When SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_SPREADSHEET returns an empty table it fails with an SQL State VSP05 and Vendor Code -438. Modify the function to don't fail when it happens. Example: VALUES SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_SPREADSHEET( PATH_NAME =>'/home/csvtest',...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered
121 VOTE

Allow use of RPG constants in embedded SQL

When a constant is defined in RPG, allow that constant to be used in embedded SQL statements so that the value of the constant does not have to be hard coded in the SQL statement. Allow the constant to be referenced as if it were a program variabl...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 7 Delivered

Implement qsys2.Http_get for blob file

I think then the new sql function for http_get are really interesting, fast and above all there isn't java! I started use it instead of systools funcion, but I need an http_get that allow me download binary files like .zip . Please implement it! M...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 10 Delivered
139 VOTE

DB2 service for IFS listing

I'd like to be able to get a list of IFS files within a directory using a DB2 service. For example, to get the root directory:SELECT * FROM TABLE(QSYS2.GET_IFS('/')) A Which would return a list of stream files and directories within root. For the ...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 13 Delivered

Trigger administration

This set up rights on the ADDPFRTG command identical to those set up on the SQL CREATE TRIGGER statements
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

UUID datatype for IBMi

A UUID is a Universally Unique Identifier, meaning that these identifiers are unique over your whole DB; even better unique" across space and time". UUID's are stored in 128bit format and follow a standarized format (rfc4122) This makes the type a...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Delivered

Power off Date by sql

we require the ability to find the time and date of machine shutdown via sql (scheduled via the go power command)
9 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

SQL Scalar function to check access to an IFS file or folder

IFS_ACCESS - SQL Scalar function to check access to an IFS file or folder It returns: 0=If the file or folder Exists and you have access -1=No access or file does not exists use case: -- returns 0 for the home folder - it exists values IFS_ACCESS ...
7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Extending more IBM i Alerts for OS system limits

I am proposing an enhancement to our current IBM i alert system to improve our system monitoring capabilities and enable proactive management of potential issues. Current IBM i alerts are limited to monitoring only 8 predefined events. https://www...
7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Change SQL function TIMESTAMPDIFF result from INTEGER to BIGINT

The SQL scalar function TIMESTAMPDIFF currently returns an INTEGER result. When requesting a result in microseconds, INTEGER only works for a difference of about 35 minutes before getting an SQLSTATE 22001 error. A BIGINT result would allow a much...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

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