Passing DB2 commands via cfquery

Question

Hi-
Does anyone know how to pass DB2 command(s) via a cfquery?
I've been tasked with getting a SQL query into Coldfusion
that uses - what looks to me - like a native DB2 command. (The DB2
EXPORT command takes data specified from a query and writes a
formatted file.) Specifically, I need to pass a query via
<cfquery> that looks something like:
<cfquery...>
EXPORT TO file.out
OF DEL MODIFIED BY STRIPLZEROS
SELECT
select statement here
</cfquery>
I'm kinda thinking that if you know how to "escape" the
native commands in a cfquery that might work, but for now when I
pass the above query it errors out on me.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Rich

Answer 1

rich.leach wrote:
> Hi-
>
> Does anyone know how to pass DB2 command(s) via a
cfquery?
>
> I've been tasked with getting a SQL query into
Coldfusion that uses - what
> looks to me - like a native DB2 command. (The DB2 EXPORT
command takes data
> specified from a query and writes a formatted file.)
Specifically, I need to
> pass a query via <cfquery> that looks something
like:
>
> <cfquery...>
> EXPORT TO file.out
> OF DEL MODIFIED BY STRIPLZEROS
> SELECT
> select statement here
> </cfquery>
>
> I'm kinda thinking that if you know how to "escape" the
native commands in a
> cfquery that might work, but for now when I pass the
above query it errors out
> on me.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
In general you just pass it in, just like you tried. All the
<cfquery
...> tag is wrap everything inside it up and passes it to
the database
as the string it is.
What you very likely are running into a limitation of the
database
driver between ColdFusion and your database. It may not be
able to
handle this command and|or the type of result it returns.
Checking on
the drivers capabilities and|or alternate choices maybe
required.
Alternatively, does DB2 support some type of stored
procedure? Can you
write this code in the database and just call it with
<cfquery ...> or
<cfstoredprocedure...> tags?