SQL IN clause with a Tool variable

Answer 1

We are using using Forte 3.M.2 (just upgraded from 3.G, finally).
Platform is AIX 4.3. Database is DB2 (UDB) (version 5.2 i think).
True, I haven't tried my code on any other platform. I think it should work on NT, because one of our other teams members has set up an NT laptop for portable demos. And it has DB2 (NT version i guess) loaded on it.
Dynamic sql is not really that bad, if you have to go that route to build your list.
Let me know how it goes.
Steven Barnes
Daniel Gonz&aacute;lez de Lucas <danieleam.es> 07/28/00 04:06AM >>>We are getinng some trouble, the DB Manager seems to try to convert
:OfficeList to a unique integer lets say:
:OfficeList value is 3,4,7
so the IN clause
trying with Oracle 8.1.5 converts 3,4,7 in a unique integer (a extrange
value because doesn't match with 3,4 nor 7).
trying with SQL Server 6.5 gives an error converting 3,4,7 to a unique
tinyint.
The idea is that with your sintax the DB Manager must split the TextData
into 3 integer values. I think that it works fine in some DB Managers and
not in others.
Which release and vendor of DB Manager you use?
Which Fort&eacute; release?
Thank you very much in advance.
Daniel.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Barnes" <DHS9126dhs.state.il.us>
To: <danieleam.es>; <kamranaminyahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: (forte-users) SQL IN clause with a Tool variable
I needed to have an "IN" clause for some numbers. Here's how I did it:
GetOffices():TextData method...
Offices : TextData = new ;
for (x : integer) in sql select MyIntegerColumn
from MY_TABLE
where whatever condition
on session MyDBSession do
Offices.Concat(x) ;
Offices.Concat(',') ;
end for ;
return (Offices.CopyRange(0,Offices.ActualSize -1)) ; // get rid of lastcomma
in actual sql.....
OfficeList : TextData ;
OfficeList = GetOffices() ;
sql select * from MyTable where MyField in (:OfficeList)
on session MyDBSession ;
Works very well.
Steven Barnes
Daniel Gonz&aacute;lez de Lucas <danieleam.es> 07/27/00 05:32AM >>>Hello,
To do a select we have two options:
select * from MyTable
where MyField in ('a','b','c')
we would like to do the same but using a fort&eacute; variable in the IN clause.
select * from MyTable
where MyField in (:ToolVar)
What should we do and what kind of variable or array of variables shouldwe use in ToolVar to do the same than in first option?
>
Has anybody done this without a dynamic query?
Best regards
Daniel
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