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Db2 for i

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    Add ability to use any RPG variable in an embedded SQL statement, including those that come from Qualified Dimensioned data structures

    Programmers would benefit by not seeing the error - Variable :BLAH is not usable for reason X when writing exec SQL select statement in an RPG program. Some variables are allowed and some are not, but it is not always clear why this basic select d...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Provide a QCMDEXC-Likc Stored Proc that uses CONTAINS SQL

    Provide an NEW SQL Stored Procedure for QCMDEXC or QCAPCMD that is set to CONTAINS SQL instead of MODIFIEDS SQL DATA. Use Case: When creating user-written SQL Functions that only contain SQL statements or perhaps READS SQL DATA, the use of QCMDEXC...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

    Improve the SET DESCRIPTOR statement

    The usage of the SET DESCRIPTOR statement is currently complex, tedious and error prone, this leads to hard to maintain code and the usage of anti patterns like user supplied strings directly inserted into dynamic SQL or complex case statements in...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Adjust the functionality of AUDIT_JOURNAL_* table functions

    I think the current behavior is quite confusing. For example, if I'm trying to retrieve the QAUDJRN "PW" entries from a specific receiver, I might try this: SELECT * FROM TABLE ( SYSTOOLS.AUDIT_JOURNAL_PW(STARTING_RECEIVER_LIBRARY => 'QSYS', ...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under 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 ...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    improve performances of DB2 sequences

    I like the principle of DB2 sequences, but there is a big problem with the implementation of it on IBM i. Indeed, the command CREATE SEQUENCE does not generate a real DB2 object, It generates an IBM i object of DATA AREA type. However, DATA AREAs ...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

    SQL Request crossed between partition

    On IBMi, you are not able to perform, throught SQL, a request to cross datas from differents systems.Always get a SQLCODE 42712:Message : [SQL0212] Indicatif de table en double A incorrect. Cause . . . . . : L'une des erreurs suivantes s'est produ...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

    Increase maximum file member size

    Increase maximum file member size, currently limited to 1.7TB. Use Case: customer stores large binary objects in file using SQL and reaches file limit. Currently they do not want to separate objects to multiple tables or work with partitioning.
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Gain access to procedure parameters within a Create Table Statement

    Within SQL stored procedures, I would like to gain the ability to reference a stored procedure's parameters within a create table statement. The current alternative I use is to create a qtemp table with fields matching the parameters that need to ...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    Stop denial of service attack caused by using 3 part naming in a H/A environment

    When I set up DB2 alias as per https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/rdb-relational-database-setting-brms-high-availability-environmentand then use 3 part naming in STATIC sql it initializes a denial of service attack and makes the system unusable. IB...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

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