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Can't get 4 part naming to work on as400 link

I have a two part question:

1) I have an as400 linked through my sqlexpress 2005. I am successfull in quering the database using this statement:

Select * From OpenQuery(MHAS400,'Select * From QGPL.DLY_PROD')

However, I would like to use the four part naming. I am using this statement, but not sure what to use for the QSECOFR.

select * from MHAS400.QGPL.QSECOFR.DLY_PROD

MHAS400 -linked server
QGPL - library
QSECOFR - user with acces to library (this is where I am not sure I have the correct info)
DLY_PROD- file/table

So what is the 3rd section of the 4 part naming convention?

2) And will I be able to accomplish my goal pulling data from both the AS400 and SQL in the same statement similiar to this...

select * from MHAS400.QGPL.??.DLY_PROD as A
inner join SQLServer.SQLDBe.DBO.SQLTable as B on B.USADATE = A.USADATE

and retrieve data from both server much like querying two sql servers?

Thanks for the help on this.

Lowfatspread

you can write 2) as ...

select *
from (Select * From OpenQuery(MHAS400,'Select * From QGPL.DLY_PROD')) as A
inner join SQLServer.SQLDBe.DBO.SQLTable as B
on B.USADATE = A.USADATE

for 1) since you don't specify qsecfor in the openquery... i'm not sure what you're trying to achieve...

williak7

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I tried qsecofr, but that didn't work. The ?? were to represent the fact that I didn't know what went there. I also tried a number of user id's that have access to the db. I have seen where the 3rd part was respresented as dbo or schema, but I am not familiar enough with as400/db2 to know what that would be.

i did get your response to work. I will see if my first part gets answered and post the points.

kevin

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