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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 14, 2016

RELATED IDEAS

enhance message SQL0491

while creating a function based on a procedure in a service program, if the procedure name is
permission
then the creation is rejected with error SQL0491, reason 10 :
10 -- For external functions and procedures, LANGUAGE SQL is not allowed and there must not be a routine body.
when the effective reason is
You have used illegally a reserved word.


Use Case:

Create or replace
Function pmr74608/pmr74608 ( Library VarChar(10) ) Returns integer
language RPGLE program type sub external name
pmr74608/pmr74608(permission)


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 8, 2020

    IBM believes that the request described has been solved, with PTFs delivered in 7.2 with DB PTF Group 23 and 7.3 with DB PTF Group 11.

    Support for the external name syntax for SQL routines was extended to be able to accept most reserved words.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 15, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #89995 in product IBM i.

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