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Db2 for i

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    Classpath for java stored procedure

    Because Java stored procedures share the same classpath, it appears necessary to have the ability to specify the classpath by java stored procedure, for development customer needs, and testing. Jar files are registered by SQLJ.INSTALL_JAR stored p...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Allow option on STRSQL to remove the F3-Exit option of "1=Save and exit session"

    I consider this a save/restore issue. I did a system migration from a Power 9 to a Power 10. I had users complain that their STRSQL session statements did not migrate. I realize they are stored in some object in QRECOVERY and do not get saved. How...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance VARCHAR format option for EUR,JIS,ISO,USA but for LOCAL option

    Today, VARCHAR supports a 2nd parameter when the first parameter is a date/time value. That 2nd parameter returns the resulting date value in the designated format. The LOCAL option returns the value in the Job's format. I would like this enhanced...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    RPG IV extension regarding license program 5770SS1-27-DB2-Multisystem

    RPG IV provides a file information data structure with database specific feedback information. In position 397 of the FIDS there is an unsigned integer field for the relative record number. This field contains the RRN of the record which was affec...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    IBM I DB2 - allow a wildcard filter across a resultset row on select

    I'm am reviewing REST API programming. I found this article http://www.vinaysahni.com/best-practices-for-a-pragmatic-restful-api#advanced-queries. With regard to 'Searching' being used with pagination, then I run into a problem. Basically I can't ...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    api QDBRTVSN response time too long

    I have a security feature based on library and group profile of the current users. the application is a very intensive client-access application.more than 18000 sql for the main job for a duration of 4 minutes 51 seconds. the feature retrieve Libr...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

    Referential Constraint issues job log

    The problem: qsqsrvr running an SQL request and it receives back an error: SQL0352. The qsqsrver job then job logs. I am depending on the database to give me this feedback (SQL0352) however I want to control whether or not it job logs. Per the PMR...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

    Change/set sort sequence for SQL tables

    Could a way be developed to easily alter the sort sequence of a SQL table? For DDS tables there is an option in the CRTPF and CHGPF to set the sort sequence, so hopefully this won't be too hard to do. Use Case: We ran into an issue when SQL tables...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    Additional columns for MTI_INFO table function

    It would useful also to retrieve: - the number of rows of the table. - the number of entries of the temporary index (if sparse). - the number of utilization of this temporary index. We already have the number of references. - the order (ASC or DES...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Solution for Cpyfrmimpf dtaara using Dtaara "QCPFRMIMPF" and "QCPTOIMPF"

    When using the copy command with the dtaara it creates threads in the background which makes the copy of big amounts of records in couple of minutes. Without the dtaara the copy runs for hours. Need a fix/solution which works the same seeing dtaar...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

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