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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 1, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

SQL pre-compiler support for periods in file names

SQL pre-compiler fails for SQLRPGLE file names containing a period when compiling from the IFS and the SRCSTMT() parameter is specified.

For example:

  • ZC0160.1.SQLRPGLE fails

  • ZC0160_1.SQLRPGLE works

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Jun 25, 2026
    Since no additional information was provided from the requestor, this Idea is being closed.

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems Development
    Reply
  • Guest
    Apr 2, 2026
    IBM needs more information to further assess your Idea.

    With the description provided, we are unable to identify the functional gap you are asking us to enhance. An SQL precompile on IBM i 7.6 using a similar name was successful.
    CRTSQLRPGI OBJ(QTEMP/RPG1) SRCSTMF('/home/myuser/ZC0160.1.SQLRPGLE')

    Please provide additional information about your environment and the error you encountered.
    - what release are you on
    - what command did you run
    - what error did you get

    Once we gather this information we can determine whether this is a bug that should be reported through IBM service or whether it requires a design change.

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems Development
    Reply

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