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Db2 for i

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Embedded SQL - SQLTYPE xLOB_FILE with CCSID

Since release 7.2 variables in RPG can be defined with a CCSID. With embedded SQL it is possible to read from the IFS and writing into the IFS with (static) SQL SELECT-Statements just by specifying a xLOB_FILE. A xLOB_FILE must be defined in compo...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Under review

Provide hash_row functionality to UDTF, Stored procedure that returns table, Cover all columns of a View over multiple tables.

hash_row is an handy function to get hash/check sum value of the complete row. However there are exceptions. Expanding that benefit to all exceptions will be very helpful.
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Allow the evaluation of RPG expressions as "pseudo host variables" in EXEC SQL statements

The idea is, to allow the evaluation of RPG expressions (including the call of %BIFs and procedures) inside an EXEC SQL statement as "pseudo-host-variables". The syntax could be like that: exec sql select count(*) into :myCounter from mytable w...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

A SQL view to display the information on a line

A view or function that provides information as in the DSPLIND command or the API QDCRLIND More here : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=ssw_ibm_i_76/apis/QDCRLIND.html
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Future consideration

Add parameter for SEND_MESSAGE service that specifies Message Queue

THE SEND_MESSAGE and LPRINT functions are nice, but many of us have message queue monitoring utilities and would prefer to pick where to send the messages to other than QSYSOPR. Notably, MS Copilot already claims the parm is there!
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

Allow host variable for sql-json-path-expression in JSON_TABLE nested path clause

In most of the JSON functions, I can use a host variable for the sql-json-path-expression argument. I cannot do that in a JSON_TABLE nested path clause, however. For consistency, I'd like to be able to use host variables for the sql-json-path-expr...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Allow CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE to set the correct source info in the resulting table

When we create a table using CREATE TABLE to create a new table, the object description of the resulting table contains the source information for the source member used by RUNSQLSTM to create the table. When we use CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE to repl...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Under review

Allow a "FOR SYSTEM NAME" for CREATE ALIAS

DevOps providers want to be able to fallback and restore implementation objects of SQL objects. CREATE ALIAS creates a *FILE DDMF in the library but we are not able to control the implementation name. This requires a lot of processing to make sure...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

Allow manually deleting Db2 temporary indexes

Now that we have QSYS2.MTI_INFO and its visibility into DB2 temporary indexes, we are trying to clean them up and manage them better. We only IPL every 3 to 4 months. We created permanent indexes to replace a lot of temporary indexes, but they app...
5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

Provide Db2 table / SQL Service to provide information on changed objects as seen in Memo to Users for new OS release.

For each new release we review the list of changes made to APIs, SQL Services, Exit Points and Commands as recorded in the Memo to Users and then manually review these to see if our software uses any of these. For those that are used we then need ...
5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

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