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Db2 for i

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SQL Extended Indicators in MAIN Stored Procedure

We have used SQL Extended Indicators in RPG/ILE for years and find them to be very useful -- including saving a lot of lines of code. For the first time, we tried to use the Extended Indicators in an SQL MAIN stored procedure and find that they ar...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

add SQL query with print instead of display option or generate spool file then PDF ACS

In DB2 for z/OS there are utilities to generate a print/hard copy report instead of displaying the SQL query on screen, I find in DB2 for i OUTPUT(*PRINT) is not available or valid, and don't know of DB2 for i utility to do so. Printing high volum...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

db2 for service to list file members (like QUSLMBR)

Processing file members with SQL is a pain. We should at least have db2 for i service to find out what members actually exist. Pretty much like the QUSLMBR API . Use Case: Process perfomance data using SQL. All tables in QPFRDATA are multimember t...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

Please add comment ability into SQL views.

Working with a mix of tables, views, physical, logical files, etc. there is a huge need to store comments in views that are built over physical files. This probably should be added to other SQL type. Recently, at year end I had to change views and...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Provide API to retrieve journal cache wait interval

For IBM i servers with journal caching available there is no method / API available that allows the current cachewait value to be retrieved / reported. It would be useful, see Use Case below, to have this functionality via an API; even if the valu...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

DB2 multi dimensional JSON result set

Today an SQL SELECT with JOIN result set for the Node.js database driver is returned as flat JSON rows with many column values repeated (as expected). This then requires massaging before being sent to the browser for easy consumption. You can see ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Retrieve SMAPP information a file

I would like to be able to extract the SMAPP information available thru the command DSPRCYAP in a file. Today the DSPRCYAP command only allows to print the information. The information I am interested in, are:- Estimated system access path recover...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

DB2 Service for PTF currency at LICPGM level

Today we have GROUP_PTF_CURRENCY** for PTF groups and it would be equally beneficial to have one for license programs that aren't part of a group. **http://bit.ly/db2-for-i-services Use Case: This would allow us to easily check whether, for exampl...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

Allow host constant in SQL embedded.

Allow the use of a host constant like a host variable in SQL clause WHERE (and everywhere it's possible). Use Case: DCL-C ERROR 'E';DCL-C WARNING 'W'; EXEC SQL DECLARE errors NO SCROLL CURSOR FOR SELECT * FROM myLog WHERE myLog.error_type = :ERROR;
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

select into IFS outfile

It would be nice to have a possibility to direct an sql-output to a certain file on the IFS.something like below ... Use Case: SELECT l.ARTNR, l.FARBT, a.ARTBZ, l.MLMNG, l.MVMNG, l.MMNGM, l.LMDAT, l.VISSB into outfile '\home\spool\EMQRY01.slk' FIE...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

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